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Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Philipcassidy96 - 12 Oct 2011
I own 2 deloreans and while building my house they were sadly 'BARNED' for a good 15 years and to be honest they only need tidied up!
i have noticed on one of the cars the power steering isnt working, any ideas? where should i start? where is the best place for parts etc? Any help would be appreciated people!!
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Manxmann - 12 Oct 2011
Power Steering?
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Philipcassidy96 - 12 Oct 2011
yes
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Dan Willis - 13 Oct 2011
Since they don't have power steering, it'd be an interesting problem to have.. I would assume they'd think you were joking on that one.
Parts wise - let us know what you want; the club can help and PJ Grady has a presence in the UK too - but anything can be catered for if you have a list.
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Guinney1971 - 13 Oct 2011
Hi Philip, welcome to the forum - any pics of your De's you can share with us?
The De's didnt have power steering from the factory, but I know that some people
have worked on 'aftermarket' PAS - its something I'm looking into as I'm suffering from
arthritis in my shoulders, and we're working on an electronic PAS system.
As has been said, let us know what parts you need, and we'll point you in the right
direction
regards,
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Philipcassidy96 - 13 Oct 2011
Hi bet i looked stupid there :roll: . What way does the delorean steering work? For some reason the car is very very hard to turn? Thanks guys i will let you know what parts i need soon.
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Chris Williams - 13 Oct 2011
Very simple mechanism really. Steering wheel connected to a shaft with a couple of UJ's in it that connects to the steering rack. If you take off the cover in the luggage compartment/where the brake fluid goes you will see alll this. Could be a siezed UJ, no oil in the rack etc etc. Where abouts are you in the UK? I'm sure some one can help you if needed.
Chris
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Philipcassidy96 - 14 Oct 2011
I'm actually in Northern Ireland but I'll have a look at it myself and get back to you on that one
Thanks Philip
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Chris Hawes - 14 Oct 2011
check your front tyre pressures are at 23 psi per tyre as anything less will give heavy steering.
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Philipcassidy96 - 15 Oct 2011
A few pics of the grey 82 D
( the 81 is still stored up on wooden blocks lol) Thanks Philip
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Guinney1971 - 15 Oct 2011
nice looking car that, hope you get it on the road soon so that you can start enjoying it properly
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - stunned_monkey - 15 Oct 2011
Steering UJ's are rusted up
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Guinney1971 - 16 Oct 2011
do you remember how bad Flopsy's UJ's were Martin? I think we left them soaking
in penetrating fluid for about a week in the end didnt we?
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - stunned_monkey - 16 Oct 2011
Indeedy. I'm going to sort out a UJ replacement shortly.
Re: Proud owner of vin 1851 and 10723 who need tidied up ASAP :D - Philipcassidy96 - 16 Oct 2011
How can you tell? What should I do? Thanks Philip