Hi i have give my girlfriend my escort convertible, but she keeps complaining about needing power steering, as far as iknow the mk4 never came with power steering does any one know a way around this please help i dont want to have to sell it!!!!!

 

The MK4 Escort mobilities came with power steering, you may be able to track down a rack off one of them and that will bolt straight on with all the bits it needs...........

 

thanks safechav but what do you mean by mobilities???

 

The MK4 mobility vehicles were high top with a lift on the back, basically a car designed for people in wheel chairs, you know what i mean?

 

yes i do now, could be hard enough to find one i would imagine!!!!

 

Just a bit

But i answered the question......

 

indeed you did thanks, have you any other ideas that may be easier done???

 

Pump the tyres up rock hard

 

 

i had a 90 spec xr3i a few year's back an the steering on that was well light. it had 195/50/15's on. you could turn it on the spot no bother....

 

steering is fine for me but i can understand were she is coming from it has 195/50 r15 and has been lowered, i did think of putting standard springs back in it but it would lose the look.

 

mine was lowered by either 35 or 40 mm. cant remember now.. but the steering was well light.. even me mam said it was..

 

Usually they are easier when lowering because of the camber they suffer with. Bigger wheels also make the steering lighter from my experience.

Tell her to get her arse down the gym and to stop complaining

 

safechav i could not rpeat what she said to that idea

 

U know it makes sense though

 

the only possibility would be to get a mk5 power steeering rack and see if that would fit. You will have problems with belts and stuff to drive the pump. I have seen a few cars which have electronic power steering ( i dont know how!!! fucking SAABS!!!) Apart from that.!

Hey an idea no one has thought of! GET ANOTHER BIRD???

 

Mk5 racks dont fit there was a thread on this months ago.......

PMSL @ the get another bird

 

I had a feeling that was the case with the Mk5 rack.

He could also start complaing bout her aswell see how she likes it!

 

Get another girlfriend?? Maybe one with bigger biceps?? or tell her to get down the gym

Or get her to drive an Old Skool Ford without Power Steering, like a Capri? she soon think the Escort's got P/S

 

 

The general conclusion here seems to be the car is fine, and the bird isn't

Go tell her straight.......go on...........

 

Yer go on I dare you! Double dare you!!!

 

i tried it didnt work!!! she wont leave me!!!!!