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Dan, I was thinking of using the stock steering column cut off to go to rack and pinion steering. I should have asked if the steel tubing and plastic bushing would fit on the bottom. I'm thinking everything is the same diameter top and bottom so it should work?
Guys, Just for info the steering 'experts' in the UK are completely opposed to fitting power steering to the Alpine system. Apparently it is completely unsuitable for it and trials with a variety of systems have resulted in cracked steering columns and Burman boxes. It is not an area that I have any expertise in but I just thought that I would mention it as it has been a topic of conversation here recently. They are not anti- power steering in general and apparently it works well on the Tiger set up but they say it is not suitable and potentially dangerous to put it onto an Alpine.
Tim R
Barry, I am hoping that contact can be made with the UK Steering experts to gather data that will support or refute the dangerous application of a EPS in an Alpine.This strikes me as a classic internet FUD job based on unexplained, unspecified and undocumented but supposedly "potentially dangerous" problems that are very loosely attributed to unidentified "steering 'experts' in the UK". Note multiple references to the mysterious "they".
Barry,
It wasn't meant to sound like that, apologies if it did (not sure what FUD means but I guess that it isn't good). We have a couple of guys in the owner's club here in the UK who specialise in refurbishing the Burman steering boxes. They have done it for many years. I was with one of them a week or so ago (when they helped me cure the excess play on my son's Series IV steering wheel) and he was telling me about problems when people add power steering to the Alpine system. It wouldn't be fair of me to start naming them but 'they' are both known to me personally and are genuine experts at what they do. When these guys pass on they will leave a huge hole with the loss of their knowledge. Currently they are leading the negotiations here with a company to re-manufacture the worm and nuts so that they can continue to offer fully re-furbished steering units for our cars.
I am happy to contact the guy I spoke with and see if he would be prepared to share the details of his experiences with power steering on here and exactly what it was that failed.
Best Wishes,
Tim R
Eric,
I have just e-mailed to ask for permission to share further details. If I am able to do that I will happily ask them to answer any additional questions that people on here may have.
Tim R