Discussion
Just a quickie before bed:
I have obtained a power steering column, ecu and complete loom from an mfg!
It's destined for Austin the Allegro who suffers a little due the wide tyres and smaller steering wheel (mainly for the wifie you understand
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Anyway fitting and installation is what it is but the electronic bit is going to be a bit more involved.
Does anyone know of somebody who has or can supply, make or advise on an EPAS controller to mimic the engine and road speed signals that the MGF EPAS ECU requires to work?
Should be fun?
I have obtained a power steering column, ecu and complete loom from an mfg!
It's destined for Austin the Allegro who suffers a little due the wide tyres and smaller steering wheel (mainly for the wifie you understand
)Anyway fitting and installation is what it is but the electronic bit is going to be a bit more involved.
Does anyone know of somebody who has or can supply, make or advise on an EPAS controller to mimic the engine and road speed signals that the MGF EPAS ECU requires to work?
Should be fun?Sorry if I'm teaching you to suck eggs, but fitting an electric power steering column should not be undertaken lightly. The torque they produce is quite quite impressive, and the mountings have to be designed to take those loads without distorting or cracking over time. The consequences of the brackets letting go would not be pleasant!
Buy a car for the wife, it'll be cheaper.
As had already been said the standard mounting point will not take the torque generated by the power steering, it is also affected by the geometry of the unit. UJ's at the bottom of the rack have a gearing effect dependent on angle of the column
The electronic systems on the unit will not only integrate with other computers on the MGF, but also use information from them, such as vehicle speed, engine speed etc for the control algorithms.
I have yet to see aftermarket ecus for these and I am not surprised, the safety levels for the software are significant. (The motor WILL have enough power to rip the steering wheel out of your hands AND Capable of breaking your arms if you choose to hang on!)
It's not impossible, just not cost effective.
As had already been said the standard mounting point will not take the torque generated by the power steering, it is also affected by the geometry of the unit. UJ's at the bottom of the rack have a gearing effect dependent on angle of the column
The electronic systems on the unit will not only integrate with other computers on the MGF, but also use information from them, such as vehicle speed, engine speed etc for the control algorithms.
I have yet to see aftermarket ecus for these and I am not surprised, the safety levels for the software are significant. (The motor WILL have enough power to rip the steering wheel out of your hands AND Capable of breaking your arms if you choose to hang on!)
It's not impossible, just not cost effective.
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