power or manual steering for mk3 itb?

[Flyinglizard]

USA issue MK 3 all had PS. > There is a chance that the ultra low Hp Canadian issue non turbodeisel and the single point injected gas may have not had PS.
My factory shop manual shows all PS . along with the Canadian engines.

Edit, checked just now in the book. No mention of nonpower and the statement that" all models covered in this book have PS.". A3 all 1993 -1999.

The normal situation over the years is to leave the belt very loose so that it leaves the car, along with removing the fluid from the pump.
This is only done if the rest of the field has out- qualified you.
You should be able to find the PS HP value from any of the Bpsec guys, David for sure as he dynoed the Mazda in box stock form and maybe the grassroots car.
IMHO you would fail protest without PS. No place does it say that you need the belt or what the tension must be. FWIW there is about as much power iin the alt system..

[shwah]

This is a case where the Roffe corollary applies. IIDSYCYC + IISYCYBWC
If it doesn't say you can, you can't: The rule book does not have to specify that the power steering system be run fully connected. As long as it does not say that you CAN, then you cannot alter the system.

However....
If it says you can, you bloody well can: pulleys are free - a smartly designed pulley with a bearing integrated into it somewhere might be doable (though I have never seen it done).

I would make sure I really needed to before I went to that level of effort though.

[Anviltester]

well the car is fast - a def front runner so we just put the stock rack back in as is but jb welded up the externals of the fittings so they don't leak anymore. Chris, funny you mention the bearing as i have done that before for something similar. Just had the car on the alignment rack and the camber numbers are strange. guess ill have to search for these numbers or start another post. I may have a bent rear beam the way the numbers look but never aligned the car since we got it so I'm flying a little blind.