[djmtsu]

I have my rack de-powered the 'poor mans' way. Removed the pump and all associated lines. Put a few caps full of PS back into the rack and a friend made a hard line to connect the two holes in the rack together. I have had no issues, and it is not as hard to turn at low speeds than expected.

Now, I have driven a manual rack FC, and wow. It is like having power steering because the ratio is so different. If you want to go hardcore, you can take the rack completely apart and remove the 'collar' that acts like a piston within the rack.

Hope some of this helps.