[DeTomaso] Power steering conversion.

[Mikael]

Friends don't let friends drive drunk. Do friends let friends install power
steering on a classic mid-engine car? Just my $0.02

Mikael

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Fra: Dennis Sanford [mailto:dennis617 at aol.com] 
Sendt: 24. august 2012 17:02
Til: 'David Nunn'; 'DeTomaso mailing list'
Cc: 'Dick Koch'
Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] Power steering conversion.

Dave,

 

I just got a response from EZPowersteering and you don't have to send them
any part of your steering column.  They send you a new one and "your
steering lock and indicators need to be removed from your old column and
fitted to the new power steering column".

 

From: David Nunn [mailto:dnunn at telus.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 5:44 PM
To: detomaso at list.realbig.com
Cc: dennis617 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Power steering conversion.

 

Dennis, 

You ship them the upper portion of your steering column and they ship it
back to you with the power steering motor and control unit installed. The
power steering unit is quite compact and is installed behind the cowling, so
the turn signal lever and steering lock/ignition are unaffected. The middle
section of the Pantera's steering column (part # 03017A) is made of two
pieces; an upper male section and a lower female section. EZ Electric
supplies a new upper male section that connects to the electric power
steering motor. The sheet metal that needs to be removed is isolated to the
bracket that the steering column bolts to. A few minutes with a cut-off
wheel should do it and the material removal doesn't really weaken the
steering column mounting. It's designed to be "do able" without removing the
dashboard but it would sure be a lot easier with the dash removed. You also
need to mount the VSS (vehicle speed sensor) between the angle drive on your
ZF and the speedo cable, run wires from the VSS to the control unit and
power/ground to the power steering motor.

Dave