Can you retrofit powersteering to a Clio?

Newbie Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 8

I get her a different car to learn in and she still has trouble with the steering Rolling Eyes

Is it posible to raid the scrappy and fit the powersteering systems from a higher spec car to the poverty spec RL she's got? (assuming pump and rack is al that's needed?)

Cheers

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

find someone breaking a 16v clio, sorted!

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

why a 16v?

RT+ have it

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i dont get it ? how are you gonna fit the pump to the engine ???

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

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dont get it ? how are you gonna fit the pump to the engine ???

doesn't the bracket just bolt onto the front like the 1.4 energy lump?

or am I talking shit?

Newbie Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 8

schakal wrote:

i dont get it ? how are you gonna fit the pump to the engine ???

That's what i'm interested in, is it the same block for the engines? Meaning the mounting holes are the same?

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

They use the same block for cars with and without power steering.

That would say to me that they are the same and would have the same mounting holes. You would still have to get the pump, rack, mounting bracket and the extra pullie (to run the belt) from the scrapies but it's doable.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

exactly, go down. get rack, pipes, pump, bottom pulley and steering column and stick em in. Needs to be from another 1.4 though.

Also make sure the tyres are pumped up and that you don't have a sticky lower balljouint or anything.

lower balljoint on my mums red one, passed my eyes and the mot test it was only when I took it off I realised it was nearly seized solid, steering was very light after that.