Leaky P/S rack question

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by NoDOHC

Have you tried running the car without power steering? Mine is fine without it. This will save you the expense of having to fix the power steering rack and you can save gas too (no PS will help your mileage).

If you don't want to get rid of the power steering, I have several good racks laying around (although I am traveling now and cant send them for a couple weeks). If you are willing to wait, I can send you a a rack that was good when removed, for the price of shipping (I am trying to clean out the garage).

Yup, drove it without the P/S belt for a little when the PS pump crapped out. Not all too hard to steer, just a bit of a workout cutting the wheel all the way from a dead stop. Since my pump is new, I'd prefer to stick with PS. Also, as far as I know, Mazda didn't make a manual rack for the S5's - not sure if the manual S4 racks are interchangeable. Anyway, if it turns out I can't fix this in place, I'll be looking for a good PS rack - appreciate the offer, will PM & let you know.