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fitting electric power steering #1
bman041 terry fitz nth plympton, adelaide, Australia Sign in to contact 1969 MG MGB GT 1969 MG MGB GT	Topic Creator (OP) Jul 25, 2016 06:38 AM Joined 11 years ago 47 Posts

I have just fitted electric power steering to my GTB the setup is from an 1990's mgf. The fitting was reasonably simple the unit is the correct length,had to get an old steering and cut 50mm off and machined to fit the universal on the new shaft the other end fits into the original universal. All the indicator set up fits in its original positional made 2 brackets and jobs done

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Re: fitting electric power steering #2
GlennMGB Glenn G Fort Worth, TX, USA Sign in to contact 1965 Triumph TR4A 1967 MG MGB GT "Rose"	Jul 25, 2016 02:12 PM Top Contributor Joined 10 years ago 1,638 Posts

Interesting mod! How does it drive? I've never felt it necessary to lighten the steering in my '67 GT, but have had other cars where it would have been welcome.

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Re: fitting electric power steering #3
James.Spencer James Spencer Taunton, Somerset, UK Sign in to contact 1970 MG MGB GT "Vivienne" 1974 MG MGB GT "Gina" 1978 MG MGB V8 Conversion "Minnie"	Jul 25, 2016 02:37 PM Joined 10 years ago 473 Posts

Impressive! You make it sound so simple. devil smiley

If it could be better, it's as good as broken.

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Re: fitting electric power steering #4
ErnieY Ernie Y Albatera, Alicante, Spain Sign in to contact 1976 MG MGB GT	Jul 25, 2016 02:41 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 19,528 Posts

Same here, not unhappy with my steering at all but the wife finds it a bit of a handful, is it switchable, i.e. if you don't power the motor is the steering as was but unassisted ?

A bit more involved with a fully collapsible steering column of course and the Peugeot 306 option might be the better one.

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Re: fitting electric power steering #5
bman041 terry fitz nth plympton, adelaide, Australia Sign in to contact 1969 MG MGB GT 1969 MG MGB GT	Topic Creator (OP) Jul 25, 2016 10:59 PM Joined 11 years ago 47 Posts

Can be switched on or off,unassisted is just like normal mg steering. The thing with the mgf steering there is NO cutting required mine is a 69 mk2 so i don't have steering lock to worry about.

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Re: fitting electric power steering #6
BumbleB74 William Milholen Tidewater, Tidewater VA, USA Sign in to contact	Jul 26, 2016 10:26 AM Joined 18 years ago 8,982 Posts

very cool. Good option for folks that have health issues!

1974-1/2 Roadster, "Bumble Bee", Corvette Yellow - in shambles, wire wheels
1976 Roadster, "Virus", Sandglow - "driver" condition (stock + 32/36 Weber DGEV, cast iron header, 25D distributor), bolt on wheels, ON the road!

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Re: fitting electric power steering #7
Not-Anumber Chris S Southend, South east UK, UK Sign in to contact 1979 MG MGB GT	Dec 13, 2023 08:04 AM Top Contributor Joined 10 years ago 417 Posts

I have just bought an MGF column and EPAS and need to know a bit more before i can start the conversion. Please could someone clarify a couple of things which are blocking progress for me:

"had to get an old steering and cut 50mm off and machined to fit the universal on the new shaft" ... An old steering What ?; MGF column, MGB column or MGB pinion ? If it is an MGB part why couldn't the car's original part be cut down for this ?

Was the the MGF steering lock used
were the MGF stalk switches and steering wheel used ?
What was done to provide the ignition pulses and road speed pulses the MGF EPAS unit needs in order to run ?

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