Index
to articles on power steering for MGV8s available on the V8 website
Fitting power steering to an MGBGTV8 or RV8 is a topic often raised by V8
enthusiasts so here we have a "gateway webpage" to the useful information
on the V8 website. Where can I get a full set of RV8 Workshop Notes? Full
sets are available in PDF format on USB Twister
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impressions with EZ EPAS on an RV8 Fitting
power steering to an older MG is a topic often raised, particularly in relation
to the RV8 which many people find heavy to steer. Hydraulic power assisted steering
systems have been available for a while, and some RV8s reimported from Japan have
been retrofitted there with the MGF system. Now a new electric conversion is available
in the UK. Mike Lane gives his first impressions of the pleasure of driving his
RV8 fitted with an EZ EPAS retrofit from Clive Wheatley mgv8parts. More
Review of power steering options
Fitting power steering to a classic MG is a topic
often raised, particularly in relation to the RV8 which many people find heavy
to steer. Hydraulic power assisted steering (PAS) systems have been available
for a while, and some RV8s reimported from Japan have been retrofitted there with
the MGF EPAS (electric power assisted steering) system. With a new EPAS conversion
available in the UK, how do these systems compare? Victor Smith reviews the available
options. 121211
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Further information on EPAS for MGV8s
Because the electric power steering system is truly speed-sensitive it will
steer light at low speeds and not become lighter at high speed. The amount of
assistance can be selected by turning a potentiometer, so the driver can select
the desired feel - for example more assistance with wider tyres and/or a smaller
steering wheel. With an hydraulic system there is usually no possibility of adjustment
at all. In the unlikely event that the EPAS system has a defect, the car would
steer exactly like it did prior to the power steering conversion. If a car fitted
with an hydraulic system has a fault, then the steering would feel extremely heavy.
Another feature is the EPAS works without making a sound, it cannot leak and is
completely maintenance free. See details of Clive Wheatley's new EPAS for MGV8s.
040210 More
New EPAS system for MGV8s Good
new for many MGV8 enthusiasts who would like to cure heavy steering on their MG
without changing the steering characteristics of the car. Well now a Dutch group,
EZ Power Steering, says "we can now offer you a solution: an EZ Electric
Power Assisted Steering system that is completely hidden underneath the dashboard.
Clive Wheatley reports he has started fitting their well engineered EPAS
kits to RV8s. 040210 More
Could the RV8 have had PAS originally?
With the increasing interest in PAS retrofits amongst RV8 enthusiasts, Victor
Smith looks back at a PAS installation carried out for MG Rover in 1994 to see
if it could be incorporated in the manufacture of the car or as an aftermarket
re trofit. But with serious difficulties in fitting the system to the Japan spec
RV8 with the additional aircon underbonnet kit and the costs osts following which
they decided to drop further work on the modification on cost grounds. 020809
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Retrofit EPAS system for an RV8 Many
enthusiasts comment the steering can feel heavy with an RV8 but this may be because
they have become conditioned to the light steering effort with power assisted
steering on modern cars they drive on a regular basis. There are two ways of solving
this difficulty on an RV8 - you can fit a castor reduction kit or have a power
assisted steering retrofit. 151008
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First
impressions of PAS conversion on an RV8 David Driver has
enjoyed MGs for much of his life and was delighted with the RV8 he has had for
the last two years but found the steering very heavy. He sought the views of many
fellow RV8 enthusiasts and encouraged several threads on the V8 Register's bulletin
board on the topic. He found the quality of the technical and insurance disclosure
issues raised on the board were very helpful. He had read Peter Garton's detailed
workshop note on his RV8 PAS installation prepared following his conversion of
his car back in December 2005. David also considered fitting a castor reduction
kit to achieve lighter steering but in the end decided to have an electro-hydraulic
PAS system. 270308 More
Fitting
hydraulic PAS to an RV8 Peter Garton (Woodcote Green 1238) from
Germany has had an electro-hydraulic PAS system fitted to his RV8 and explains
in RV8NOTE235 how the process went. Peter
says "the steering on the RV8 is really quite heavy and is really noticeable
when one is manoeuvring in a car park or at the kerbside trying to get in to a
parking bay. Older drivers like me really have to struggle with the wheel and
deal with the large turning circle. Thus the idea of having the PAS fitted was
one I considered. Although PAS was not a factory fitting, the idea of PAS for
the RV8 had been considered by Rover Cars back in 1994 when Steering Developments
in Hemel Hempstead were engaged to research PAS systems for the model, but had
been dropped on cost grounds. 151205
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