ive been told to loop the lines to make it easier? im not to sure on which lines there talking about. i have 01 prelude.

 

http://buzzinvtec.fotopic.net/c228802.html

 

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i did search...couldntr find the right info

 

i dontknow about those threads. i think thats for a 92-96 lude. i pretty sure u dont have to take the vss out for the power steering. thos link are arnt very good.

 

Nope, if you look closer, I removed the PS from my car in those threads (98 base model). You'll need to loop the input and output fittings on the rack valve body on a 5Gen. Look at the service (Helms) manual. It should be very obvious which two lines you loop together. I didn't bother looping mine, I just did a full manual "conversion." IIRC, the fittings are M14x1.5 and M16x1.5. If you want a breather, I have a Tilton breather I was going to use until I decided to do the conversion instead of looping lines with a breather.

Also on the 5Gen, you could remove the valve body, which should help a little if you loop the lines. I removed the valve body and seals on my conversion.

 

I have seen in a magazine where you can order setup for power steering from peterson fluid systems. They made a system for the 4th gen prelude.

 

WOW. i thougt this was a cake a job. seems like there alot involved. i guess ill go look at some books . thanks

 

did you look at the link i posted? it gives step by step instructions on what to do.. loop the lines on the vss and remove everything else, its not easy but its not hard.. just takes time to access everything

 

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Yea I just wanted to show the 2 big discussions on here, and in the second thread 117 posted good info for the 5th gen guys

 

im just shocked it was this involved. i just thought it would take like ten min. but i guess not. i might do this tomrrow. thanks

 

10 minutes? Not quite. If you can figure out a way to remove the fittings and install the looped fittings without removing the rack from the car, let us know how you did it.

 

im going to take a look today

 

taking the rack out is not as big a deal as most people make it out to be....all you gotta do is loosen the inner tie rods, steering u-joint, and then the two brackets....done....

it would probably be easier to do a manual rack at this point than to loop the lines w/o removing the rack....

 

Where would you look for a manual rack?

I've got my lines T'ed to a catch can so the rack can breath. The main problem I had at first was the caster angle. Any lowered Prelude will have a higher caster angle than stock. This makes the car harder to steer. I have adjustable ball joints so mine were a little more extreme at 4.8deg. Stock is around 2.1 degrees which is where I have it now. I'd know your caster angle before doing the conversion.

 

what canister?

 

holly molly. just read the write up above. that **** looks like a long *** job. why not just remove the cooler and canister for the power steering fluid an call it a day?

 

ok..im confused? i looked whete my vss was...i didnt see any lines. vss= vihivle speed sensor right. ontop of the tranny?

 

5th gen prelude VSSs dont use power steering lines dude....

and edit your posts instead of making so many in a row

 

so i guess i dont loop those lines then. thanks

 

i just removed mine following the write up on http://buzzinvtec.fotopic.net/c228802.html
i would def recommend it. feels great.

 

 

guys you should really try converting the rack, it feels leagues better than looping the lines like ^^ writeup

 

i really didnt want to take the rack out. i'd have to get the tools to separate the tie rod ends and stuff. but i will when i get a chance.