144 power steering

[john h]

Originally Posted by skidje

The name of this guy is Joost and can be reached om hobbybob1 at live dot nl .
I must remark though that he only made it for amazon and p1800 models until now. For the 140 it cannot be much different but simply needs to be made.

Joost needs the old steering column returned to make the next for the same model!

Goodluck.

That is useful to know. I'm interested to hear how this works out.

Do you know whether he uses manual adjustment to vary the assistance, or a speed signal? If the latter, I wonder what needs to be fitted to get the signal (... maybe a sensor on the propshaft?)

Thanks

John

[arcturus]

Hi, contacted the guy in Holland. Doesn't do it for 140's but will look into it.

[940_Turbo]

Originally Posted by john h

That is useful to know. I'm interested to hear how this works out.

Do you know whether he uses manual adjustment to vary the assistance, or a speed signal? If the latter, I wonder what needs to be fitted to get the signal (... maybe a sensor on the propshaft?)

Thanks

John

You can buy a proprietary steering effort adjuster kit from body logic. Not speed sensitive though, just driver input.

http://www.bodylogicuk.com/90265/info.php?p=7

[arcturus]

That would do it for me. I only need PAS when parking and at slow manuvering speeds. I'm not as young or muscular as I was fifty years ago

[arcturus]

Just got this reply from Joost

Hi George,

I bought a nose from a volvo 144 and I started to make the EPS in the car, my question, what kind of car do you have (model and year)
Is it possible to make a photo from under the dashboard from the steering handlebar?
and are you still interested?

Regards Joost

Will do and report back. Btw were there any major changes made to the steering during the production lifetime of the 140 series?

[arcturus]

More from Joost.

This is the sameone car/model as I use!
The prise for a compleet set with everything with wiring, bolds, fuses is 475Euro but I need your steering bar, you can send it later to me,
but I must count deposit for it.

Regards Joost


I will email him and ask for a few tech details but will probably go for it.

[arcturus]

Originally Posted by morrisclark

Do you know whether he uses manual adjustment to very the assistance,

He's going to send me some techy info

[arcturus]

joost joostb

I forget to tell that there is also an potentiometer so you can set your favorite insel.
09/10/2011
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joost joostb
To gbenedik@hotmail.co.uk
Hi George,

I use the electric power steering (EPS) from the opel corsa C-type, I also buy an "electic box" that produces some electric pulses.
The EPS works with torsion when ther is a lot of torsion the system helps a lot, when there is less torsion the system helps not so much.
When you drive slowly and you use the steering there is a lot off torsion so the system helps a lot, when you drive faster there is not so much torsion
so the EPS helps not so much.
In the EPS there is an sensor that registrate the torsion and he gives his signal to a "computer" together with the another box the system will work.
You can also adjust the sensor, that is nessesery when the EPS helps more to one site.

I hope you can follow what I wrote! (my english is not so good, my dutch is better!)
I also folow now the forum

Regards Joost

More info from Joost.

[john h]

Makes perfect sense to me.

John

[arcturus]

OK, now that I've decided to go ahead, how difficult / easy to take off steering wheel? On another tack, is the reservoir on the brake master cylinder integral or can it be replaced separately?