Electric Power Steering pumps?
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Froggie has obviously been on the sauce!
The one you want is from a '99-onwards Saxo. There are two types, one has a separate little filler pot the other has a cap on top of the pump's attached resevoir. Either will do. Mine cost 160 quid from a scrapper.
Remove the drivers side airbox and you'll be able to reach the banjo connector which fixes the high pressure pipe onto the old pump. Undo it with a 22mm spanner, that connector will then fit direct to the Saxo pump's output.
Cut the return pipe from the rack near where it goes through the bulkhead and attach to the Saxo pump with jubilee clip.
Fit the pump under the front cover in place of the washer bottle using home made bracketry. Make sure you preserve the rubber isolation which is fixed to the pump so it doesn't vibrate through the chassis.
Then you'll have to power it with a hefty bit of cable from the battery +ve via a fuse and a relay. A 60A fuse and a 70A relay will do. (Ford Transit relay # 1 is a 70A 12v one!).
Switch the relay with a 12v feed that goes live with ignition.
Here's a pic of mine: I finished this - and it worked perfectly - the day before crashing the car into a fool who pulled out in front of me.
The steelwork was to have been painted to match the chassis!
And this photo was taken after the smash, hence filler cap missing etc.
>> Edited by alinton on Wednesday 18th January 23:41
>> Edited by alinton on Wednesday 18th January 23:43
The one you want is from a '99-onwards Saxo. There are two types, one has a separate little filler pot the other has a cap on top of the pump's attached resevoir. Either will do. Mine cost 160 quid from a scrapper.
Remove the drivers side airbox and you'll be able to reach the banjo connector which fixes the high pressure pipe onto the old pump. Undo it with a 22mm spanner, that connector will then fit direct to the Saxo pump's output.
Cut the return pipe from the rack near where it goes through the bulkhead and attach to the Saxo pump with jubilee clip.
Fit the pump under the front cover in place of the washer bottle using home made bracketry. Make sure you preserve the rubber isolation which is fixed to the pump so it doesn't vibrate through the chassis.
Then you'll have to power it with a hefty bit of cable from the battery +ve via a fuse and a relay. A 60A fuse and a 70A relay will do. (Ford Transit relay # 1 is a 70A 12v one!).
Switch the relay with a 12v feed that goes live with ignition.
Here's a pic of mine: I finished this - and it worked perfectly - the day before crashing the car into a fool who pulled out in front of me.
The steelwork was to have been painted to match the chassis!
And this photo was taken after the smash, hence filler cap missing etc.
>> Edited by alinton on Wednesday 18th January 23:41
>> Edited by alinton on Wednesday 18th January 23:43
Battery is fine, as the pump doesn't draw much current unless you're actually turning the wheels, with the max current when approaching full lock.
One thing I did consider was putting a time delay relay in, so that the pump started maybe 10 secs after ignition was applied, so it wasn't drawing current when starting the car.
Well I didn't really get around to finishing the job, including repositioning the washer bottle, before the smash. But I think it was going to be roughly where you see it in the photo, with a new hole or slot cut in the front cover (that's removed in the photo).
Car has today gone off to a TVR mechanic to get the repairs valued!
rgds
Andy.
One thing I did consider was putting a time delay relay in, so that the pump started maybe 10 secs after ignition was applied, so it wasn't drawing current when starting the car.
Well I didn't really get around to finishing the job, including repositioning the washer bottle, before the smash. But I think it was going to be roughly where you see it in the photo, with a new hole or slot cut in the front cover (that's removed in the photo).
Car has today gone off to a TVR mechanic to get the repairs valued!
rgds
Andy.
Yea couldn't get the one with integrated filler.
The steering feels just like the original, if anything a little better. Well it did anyway, for the day I drove the car with it in before smashing it up.
...And in my orig message about this I should have thanked Joolz for his advice on the modification.
The steering feels just like the original, if anything a little better. Well it did anyway, for the day I drove the car with it in before smashing it up.
...And in my orig message about this I should have thanked Joolz for his advice on the modification.
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