If your steering is that difficult, than it's time for a servicing of some sort. I have the original steering rack, 2 properly inflated tires, and lubed steering knuckles and suspension. Even though it is noticably more resistant than my truck, I can still turn with only 1 hand. Most time when I do drive thru parking lots, I usually steer with my left hand open, palm pressing against the wheel, and I have no problems. Now if your talking about turning wheels lock to lock while stopped, that is always going to be difficult. Even on trucks with power steering, I need to use 2 hands. So a little grease in the right places on the front of your car, and you should be good to go! As far as power steering removing the feel of the road, this is absolutely true. The reason being I have found is that power steering gives control to the road to direct the car, rather than the driver. A perfect example is where I live. Because of traffic, and where I work, my commute to work usually takes me thru the industrial areas of town. And this means HEAVY truck traffic. Because of the consistant truck traffic, the pavement depresses, and you will end up with wide grooves that snake all over. Particualy interections where they have to both cross, and make wide turns. Both my D, and my old car would feel them, but will not follow them. When they curve a direction, my car just keeps going straight, and drives out of them. Just the opposite with powersteering. I drove my friends '00 Cavalier back when my car was in the shop over the very same roads. The Cavalier kept wanting to follow the grooves in the road, so I had to keep a tight grip to compensate. You also cannot take hard corners as smooth with powersteering as you can rack and pinion. Powersteering has (IMO) a nasty habit of trying to snap back straight after the wheels are turned. So with hard cornering, I have to fight the wheel to keep it from turning back. Turn too quick, and you'll over shoot. Turn back too fast, and you'll over correct and can loose control. With R&P, I just relieve my grip, and the wheel will turn only as quickly as I let it, without much force needed at all. -Robert vin 6585 "X" --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "evm2k" <evm2k@xxxx> wrote: > I did check out my rack & front end and found it in decent shape. I > even went into a few other Deloreans and checked them out. They all > seemed to be the same. Very hard. When I'm driving, there's no > problem but it's when I'm manuevering around town and parking is when > I wish that it did have power steering. Especially in San > Francisco!!! > > Is this rack and pinion an exclusive Delorean design or is there > another car that shares the same components? If anyone knows, please > let me know so that I can do some further research. > > Richard > Danville, Ca > > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Marc A. Levy" <malevy@xxxx> wrote: > > WHY? > > > > If you feel you have the need for power steering, you may have some > problem with your car. > > > > Even when parallel parking, I have no problem with the manual > steering on both of my DeLoreans. > > > > Inspect your rack. Make sure it is properly lubricated. Also do a > general front end inspection (tie rods, ball joints....blah blah)