It’s been a little while, but today I hooked up the Powersteering for the first time after I figured out the problems in my electric wiring!
I choose to use the speed sensor that mountains between the speedometer and the speed cable. (there is a second option that comes in the Kit Which touches to the 90° angle drive on the transmission and you run the wire all the way forward to the dashboard! I was not very happy with running the wire right over the driveshaft within a quarter of an inch, it attaches to the 90° angle drive on the transmission and you run the wire all the way forward to the dashboard! I was not very happy with running the wire right over there driveshaft within a quarter of an inch of it) From this on the speedo Mounted speed sensor comes one white plug that attaches to a short wiring harness. On this Wiring harness Is a plug that bolts into the control unit that’s under the power steering motor, red cable for a battery plus, a thin, red cable for ignition plus, a black cable bolt onto ground and a little black box with a tab on it.
I also connected the Battery plus wire For the posting to the wire that runs to the ignition, connected the ground cable to the right Bolt, who holds the steering shaft to the dashboard, and also attached the small box with a microchip in it (Very unqualified guess) By Drilling a hole on their steering column bracket and bolted it on! Only one wire missing now..
just sitting in the shop… No engine running turning the Steering wheel… And it was heavy, uncomfortably heavy to me and then I connected the last wire 15… Ignition +
And it took about one and a half seconds and you hear the click.. turning the steering wheel like you have 155’s on the front No sound to be heard from the power steering no humming, no buzzing no anything…
very very interesting!
It’s not like Powersteering I am used to, which are a different approach to servo Powersteering. This feels like it just got easier to turn not taking all the workload off. Me just makes it acceptable, very acceptable! If you take the new bronco or a Dodge Durango r/t or Hummer H2, those are one finger turning steering wheels not being in motion this is NOT a one finger turning Steering wheel! It’s not overpowering at all it just feels normal! Obviously, I have to say something good about it because i spent quite a bit of money on it but… Believe me, if I would’ve fucked up buying something expensive and it’s not any good I would tell you!
pictures still to come..
it’s been a good day 🙂
(everyone in the shop tried it and it did bring out the “Kramer face”)