The unit does the work for you, i.e. the force you otherwise would have to apply yourself on the steering column - whether the "input" force comes from an electrical motor, or human hands makes little to no difference imo...
That said, the steering column attachment points in a Pantera are kind of weak, but I never heard of a column coming loose so.
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