Steering, by Armstrong

by "Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
Published 08/10/2017 at 15:52

Tags: Power steering ; Lack
STARS: 0

So yesterday this broke.

Now I’ve no a/c, which I can put up with as this isn’t some furnace like some here live in, and I’m reduced to Armstrong* steering. Did a lap of the house today to see how that was going to work out. It’s bearable provided you keep your speed at about a fast walk at all times, something of an issue if you’re parking.

* arm strong, as in that’s what you need when your steering and a/c belt breaks.

Replies (5)

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/10/2017 at 16:06, STARS: 0

I’m assuming that your setup is barmy in some ways and has the alternator driven separately?

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
08/10/2017 at 16:08, STARS: 3

Try losing the steering in one of these at speed. No mechanical connection - purely hydraulic steering. I lost steering at speed and was heading straight for the engine of a parked A340, and if I kept going it would probably have decapitated me. Thankfully I remembered the electric backup hydraulic pump and got steering back long enough to avoid a potentially fatal collision.

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
08/10/2017 at 16:12, STARS: 0

Not barmy at all, it’s quite common on Japanese cars. One multi V belt for a/c and PAS, one for the alternator and the water pump is driven by the timing belt.

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/10/2017 at 16:24, STARS: 0

I’ve had a number of non-PS vehicles, but I’ve never done what some chaps on Oppo have flirted with - a PS-removed vehicle. One of my non-PS vehicles has lower steering effort than the PS one does, but the ratio...

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
08/10/2017 at 17:15, STARS: 1

Thing I learned today: PAS without the PA part is much heavier than actual manual steering, not just because it’s higher geared but also because you’re moving hydraulic fluid around the place whenever you turn.