# steering **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 13, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297 "2005-05-13T16:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/1 "2005-05-13T16:36:57Z")
well i got a dilema…my powersteering pump is messedup. now can i cap off my lines and run my power rack as a manual? or better to go manual…this car isnt DD, im looking for a cheap way of doing this. ive thought of going to advance and going with that manual rack setup…since money is tight and cant go flaming river ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/2 "2005-05-13T16:51:31Z")
I have another power steering pump, chad gave me it awhile ago. screw manual shit! ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/3 "2005-05-13T18:00:01Z")
shit on manual ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/4 "2005-05-13T18:04:59Z")
yes u can jump the lines,just make sure there some fuild inther! ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/5 "2005-05-13T18:51:35Z")
so just route each line into each other as long fluid is in there? ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/6 "2005-05-14T04:02:51Z")
cut it down short as u can!befor u mate lines together,put one in fulid & turn all the way right,than mate them.that will pull enough fulid in! ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/7 "2005-05-14T06:27:00Z")
is that what you did? ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/8 "2005-05-14T07:10:00Z")
nope eusty ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/9 "2005-05-14T07:13:30Z")
well ill try that for an option, see how far it gets me…anyone you know have issues doing this? ---
**Author:** ![Converted2LSX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/converted2lsx/32/5962_2.png) [@Converted2LSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Converted2LSX)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/10 "2005-05-14T07:57:30Z")
ran my steering rack manual for 3 years no problems ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/11 "2005-05-14T08:11:23Z")
no problems ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/12 "2005-05-14T08:17:05Z")
cool then that will be me then ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steering/174297/13 "2005-05-16T13:51:21Z")
the power steering fluid all leaked out at the pitman arm in my truck. It’s been a few months now without any fluid. It’s a little hard to steer, but you get used to it. I will put a manual box in when i get enough motivation to work on it again.