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Hi decided to fit power steering to chuggs as the wife wants to drive it as well and isnt quite as strong in the arm as her better half!. thats if possible Im told it is, its a 1600D 1982 manual 4 speed box water cooled, any info would be pleased of as I dont want too trade the wife in as would more expensive

I was researching this myself the other day, Ultimate engineering here in Bristol do a kit and fitting:-

http://www.ultimate-engineering.co.uk/p ... ering.html

WHS^^^ the best mod I have ever done to my camper

weimarbus wrote:WHS^^^ the best mod I have ever done to my camper

should have said re above, check with your insurance co that they will be happy for you to have this fitted

weimarbus wrote:

weimarbus wrote:WHS^^^ the best mod I have ever done to my camper

should have said re above, check with your insurance co that they will be happy for you to have this fitted

And therein lies the problem....

Original power steering taken from one T25 and put on another...No Problem! as it was homoligated (crash tested and passed construction and use regulations)

Aftermarket systems like 'ultimate engineerings' system are good but in the event of an accident may leave you exposed to insurance being void (you need to talk to UE to find out if this is the case).
Then there is self build/modified......Vauxhall Corsa electric columns being the most popular, these can be modified to fit. This will definately leave you exposed if there was cause to examine you vehicle after an accident.

Martin

Hi all, is it a straight forward job to fit the power steering parts from one T3 to another, I have a donor van with PS, I never seen the donor van or drove it so dont know how well everything worked. Are there parts in the power steering that are liable to be goosed?

Cheers, Rob.

thanks to everyone for info on p/steering will see what happens next and let you know ,chuggs.

rob1927 wrote:Hi all, is it a straight forward job to fit the power steering parts from one T3 to another, I have a donor van with PS, I never seen the donor van or drove it so dont know how well everything worked. Are there parts in the power steering that are liable to be goosed?

Cheers, Rob.

it's old Rob...
So while you can, refurbish as much as you can.

Good advice, cheers Kev