Installing Power Steering on 2001 Base Accent

Hey there,

Live in Canada, and recently bought a 2001 Accent. Excellent car,
except I didn't think that not having power steering would be such a
problem. I have a soft tissue injury in my left wrist which is
aggrivated every time I need to park or turn right on a red. As it
turns out the base GS Accent Models in 2001 did not come with power
steering and the cheapie guy I bought it from paid for many other
upgrades but not this one.

Anyway, is this something that can be installed after the fact if I
bring it into a dealership? Would it be expensive? Or am I pretty much
hooped?

 

find a wrecked accent and get the pump and stearing rack then have it
installed.. there might be lil more too it than that though..
hyun tech would know..

 

Pump up your tires to the max marked on the tire that should help.

 

Make sure it's not from a car that had any damage up front where say a
car hit it on the front tire which would have done some damage the the
steering rack itself.


East-

 

You'll need to replace the steering rack and install the pump, all lines,
the reservoir, brackets, and a pulley. All in all, it probably takes
enough time and effort that it's better to get another car.

 

Umm, those of us old enough to learn to drive before power steering
became generic learned to only turn the steering wheel when the wheels
were turning. Muuuch easier then. If you learn to do it then you
will save tire wear and wonder why folks need PS. (Most don't but the
dealer does needthe $$).

;-)