Steering pump pressure
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Steering pump pressure
Hey guys.
So I just had a good talk with a steering pump manufacturer and thought I would share before I forgot.
Since reading on the internet that a Ford steering rack requires less pressure than what a gm steering pump produces, and people saying their racks leak because of the high pressure, is completely wrong.
According to this manufacturer.
The steering rack is only going to use what it requires for pressure. So even if you have a 1600 PSI pump, you are not continuously putting 1600 PSI to that steering rack.
You can buy reducers or valves to reduce the flow to fix sensitivity but that's it.
If you have a leak it's most likely a bad seal or connection.
Anyways I thought I would share as talking to a real person that actually makes them was better than reading it on the internet.
So I just had a good talk with a steering pump manufacturer and thought I would share before I forgot.
Since reading on the internet that a Ford steering rack requires less pressure than what a gm steering pump produces, and people saying their racks leak because of the high pressure, is completely wrong.
According to this manufacturer.
The steering rack is only going to use what it requires for pressure. So even if you have a 1600 PSI pump, you are not continuously putting 1600 PSI to that steering rack.
You can buy reducers or valves to reduce the flow to fix sensitivity but that's it.
If you have a leak it's most likely a bad seal or connection.
Anyways I thought I would share as talking to a real person that actually makes them was better than reading it on the internet.
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Well, there's a this and a that to consider... Some older systems opened the pressure to 'push' the steering to one side. Others (most, these days) apply pressure to both sides and, as assist/power is required, the pressure is 'released' on one side causing the other side to power across. The reason behind the second method is quicker response as the power is already present and available without waiting for it to build. Another consideration is, whichever method is employed, there is a gradual opening as the driver's input/request regulates the response. However, you can only flow so much of a substance through an orifice no matter what the pressure. Too much flow and pressure will cause overly high-powered, twitchy steering with no 'road feel'. Too low pressure, no matter how much flow, will seem as if you have no power added at all. Clear as mud?
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