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Old Dec 5, 2014 | 06:02 PM
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I was told today that the rack and pinion cylinder was leaking on my 78 Corvette. I called a parts company and they told me the 78 corvette did not have power steering and it must have been converted. I have had it 29 years and it wasn't converted my me. Comments???
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If you have rack and pinion steering on a 78 it didn't come from the factory that way. But most of the 78's would have been fitted with power steering, are you sure it has R&P steering and its not the ram or the steering valve that are fitted as part of the std power steering option that are leaking?
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Originally Posted by Haggisbash
If you have rack and pinion steering on a 78 it didn't come from the factory that way. But most of the 78's would have been fitted with power steering, are you sure it has R&P steering and its not the ram or the steering valve that are fitted as part of the std power steering option that are leaking?
I suspect you are right. It just may be the terminology. He said rack and pinion. I think I will crawl under it and see exactly what is leaking. likely the ram ......................
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All 78s had power steering. I think 76 was the last option year.
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