Is it okay to delete power steering?

Removing power steering in a car designed for power steering is dangerous. Unless you got gorilla strength, the steering will be to heavy to safely operate at any speeds.

Cars with no power steering usually have bigger steering wheels for leverage as well as requires more turning. Those are 2 mechanical advantages.

quit thinking about removing your power steering unit

Why would you want to?

2 different things , power is a shorter turn than rack and pinion , power is 1 full turn to go from left to right , rack and pinion needs atleast 3.5 turns . next time read about the difference .

Most cars today rely on the vacuum of the engine for the power steering.  The suction action of a running motor which also assists in the power brakes.  So the hydraulic pump is gone; hardly anyone uses electric motor assist and have opted into the vacuum assisted steering pump instead which works fine.

Here you can try it for yourself.   Find a lonesome road with little to no traffic.  Drive there, everything connected.  If the road is curvy all the better if you have "S" curves in it.  Now at the beginning of the road(if it has a slope so you can roll down,EVEN BETTER)

You want a sunny day...and basically no cars.  Hell, if you have a long straight sloping driveway - you can do it in the driveway.

Now at the top of the hill. Shut off the motor. As this will affect braking too.  So, now you are almost ready.  Pump the brake pedal a few times to get "rid of the engine vacuum".(4 times should do it) Now start rolling down the driveway. and steer and even make the "S" pattern if the driveway is straight like you were going around imaginary pylons.   

You have heard the term "ARMSTRONG steering" ?  You will be using that before you get very far.  The car is steerable, but only if you put effort into it.   

. No more is it 1 finger steering.

.. Brakes are there so long as you got the leg of Hulk Hogan.

That is the difference of NO VACUUM ASSIST. (or a stalled engine) It is a biitch.

This is NOT WHAT MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR OLDER CARS HAVE.  They are geared differently in the steering box so they are just as easy to turn as Assisted steering.   They also have a different brake set up that allows for normal braking. Engine on or off. It makes NO DIFFERENCE.  Why manufacturers decided to go the "assisted route" is probably because MORE THINGS TO BREAK DOWN so schit to sell.

I tried this on my 07 car and was surprised that I had PS & PB on it.  We call it "power something".  On a basic car.

So long as the engine runs, then you have a vacuum.

No, it's not OK. Just not OK. Since you had the nerve to ask, I don't think you'll listen to any more than that.

If you are even THINKING about removing the power steering, start by finding a vehicle built before power steering and driving it around the block. I guarantee you won't want to proceed with the project.

My shop teacher said it's OK, no damage. He said cars are designed to work "dead sticK' anyway, that is, if PS  suddenly fails. My old Chevy had bad  PS pump but had a big wheel. It steered fine on the road, in fact,  had more feel of it. Only hard in parking lots but I got used to it. By the way, the pump never siezed or anything. Later I removed the belt to it (the car had individual Vee belts for everything)  You Do need to keep some fluid in the mech for lubrication,  not run it totally dry.

stevie, and Others: : Cars built without  PS had lower gear ratios,  larger steering wheel; most RWD, too, so less weight and  friction  on front tires Look at an old car at a show; many had steering knobs to make quick work of a U-turn.. A light  passenger car actually steered fairly  easily. Disabling  PS pump from a car originally with PS and you are forcing fluid  back and getting that Extra drag as well as loss of power assist., and working against hi gear ratio, and  Usually  the hi GR of a small  steering wheel..  A friend's '69 Spitfire steered easily without PS.. So does a Model "T".  Apples and oranges

Anon: many new cars have Electric R & P PS. l. This "vacuum" jazz is from the '20's, when vac windshield wipers tried and  never revived; not practical on hills. . A lot of new cars are blown and need separate vac pump just to Get vacuum. 

Difficult to steer? Okay skippy, do this. Get in the car, turn the key just enough to unlock the wheel.  Now, try to turn it. Imagine doing that while driving

Even if you stripped everything power steering related the gear ratios to turn the wheels is way to high - old manual steering cars would need to have the steering wheel turned twice as far for lock-to-lock position as a power steering equipped vehicle. It would feel like you were driving tank - VERY heavy steering pressure (like almost impossible to maneuver at slow speed) required without the right turning gear ratio installed.