You could try the new fully electric modification for power steering. It is rapidly gaining popularity in the hot-rod crowd. No hydraulics.
http://www.hotrodhotline.com/unisteer-performance-products-electra-steer-electric-power-steering sean On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Barry Oppenheim <[email protected] > wrote: > I ended up doing something similar to Peter. My Saturn Vue came with > electric assist power steering. Basically a manual rack with an electric > motor assist at low speeds. > > My original plan was to re-enable the electric assist after the conversion. > But after driving it without the electric assist I decided there was no > need > to re-enable it. Other than parallel parking from a dead stop I don't miss > the power steering at all. > > Barry Oppenheim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of SLPinfo.org > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:30 AM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Electric power steering options > > Not sure if this would be an.option for the person who started this > topic, > but I just decided to forego power steering altogether in my 97 S10. I > switched to manual steering; it involved replacing my steering gearbox with > a manual one from an earlier model and getting rid of the PS pump. It means > working a little harder but I manage. > > Peter Flipsen Jr > On Apr 4, 2013 5:02 AM, "Evan Tuer" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The 12V pump fitted to all the PSA EVs is extremely reliable and > > doesn't pull a huge current. It's also fitted to the small diesel > > cars, Peugeot 106 and Citroen Saxo for at least a decade: > > > > http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/151008369759?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceI > > temTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0 > > > > If you have an existing hydraulic rack it's the easy option. An > > electric steering column will obviously be quieter, lighter and more > > elegant solution but unlikely to be an easy retrofit. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 10:46 PM, Ds2inc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Any one have an opinion on the 99-00 Opel astra gaso 1600 electric > > > power > > steering pump as an alternative to the Toyota mr2 pump? > > > > > > Any other electric pumps that people are find of?? > > > > > > Drew > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________________ > > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130404/d9c511b6 > /attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Sean Korb [email protected] http://www.spkorb.org '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382 "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130404/cdbac8e2/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
