Author Topic: Power steering conversion?  (Read 3995 times)

Basil

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Power steering conversion?
« on: June 13, 2011, 02:20:19 »
Hi
I have a 1970 280sl right hand drive U K car.
Has any body fitted power steering to a Manual steering car.
Am I mad to do this.Any feed back would be great.

Garry

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Re: Power steering conversion?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2011, 03:20:45 »
Basil,

Here is a thread discussing it.

http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=10300.0

Garry
« Last Edit: June 13, 2011, 03:22:17 by Garry »
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1972 MB 280CE Auto RHD 906G
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Re: Power steering conversion?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2011, 09:05:16 »
Basil,
I have converted four RH drive 280sl's to power steering ,best way is to have a 108 type 280se sedan as a donor everything will bolt on all drillings and threads are already in the manual steer engine,the most awkward part is getting the steering column inner shaft out and having it shortened forty odd mm.apart from that everything is straight forward,you wont be dissapointed with the outcome.
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1996 E320 Cabrio
1963 220se 111-023 cabrio, red,black interior.
1967 Morris Cooper
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Basil

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Re: Power steering conversion?
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2011, 06:56:56 »
Basil,

Here is a thread discussing it.

http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=10300.0

Garry
Thanks for that information Garry
Regards   Basil
« Last Edit: June 14, 2011, 08:03:57 by Peter van Es »

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Re: Power steering conversion?
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2011, 21:43:14 »
And don't forget to adjust your caster to the new PAS specs.....