TR6 Power Steering

[SLowner]

Does anyone have experience of fitting their 6 with PAS?  I am aware of an hydraulic kit marketed by Robsport and another outfit in Chorley, Lancs (I am in Hampshire) who will fit EPAS or supply a partial kit which requires considerable fettling of the steering column by the installer, or they will do the whole job for you  - next June!

Grateful for any feedback on these or any other systems, particularly if you have run it for a reasonable amount of time.

Cheers

Steve

[barkerwilliams]

I have had hydraulic (CCD) which came with the car in 2015. Terrific, smooth easy no issues at speed or slow, Highly recommend.

Alan

[CharlieBubbles]

+1 for CDD. I decided on HPAS as needing less messing about at the dashboard/bulkhead end than EPAS. Fitted earlier this year, neat job by Alasdair, good support, a tried and tested bit of kit with quite a number of installations by now, and very happy. Don't know if the Robsport item is a CDD unit in disguise, doesn't look like it somehow.

[JohnC]

Another +1 for CDD. I fitted it in September. The kit was straightforward to install and it's a delight to drive with it. Only point to note is that you must use a pusher electric fan. The hydraulic ram leaves no space for either the original fan or a puller electric fan.

[Z320]

Hi Steve,

if you own a lathe and have fun on DIY 

you can make your own one based on a Renault Clio II EPAS for about 100-150 Euro.

I wrote 2 posts about how to get all parts and how to make them.

Also I have the second I made ready to fit in my workshop, if you don’t have two left hands.

Ciao, Marco 

[Malbaby]

Does anyone know what HPAS unit is used by CDD.

Seems to me that the biggest problem is to find a rack that bolts on similar to the TR rack.

[peejay4A]

The CDD rack is mounted on an adapter plate - on a 4A. Also there’s no fan clearance problem with a 4A. 

[Malbaby]

6 hours ago, peejay4A said:

The CDD rack is mounted on an adapter plate - on a 4A. Also there’s no fan clearance problem with a 4A. 

Thanks Pete...do you know what the rack is off?

Looking at some of the CCD pics, I am finding it hard to determine the pinion angle to the mounting plate.

Also...are there wedge shaped mounting spacers between the rack and the adapter plate.

Edited November 24, 2022 by Malbaby

[peejay4A]

I don’t know where the rack is from and there are no wedges between the rack and the adapter plate. The steering column angle looks no different to a normal installation although a shorter column is part of the kit. The bodywork needs “slight adjustment” on the passenger side to clear the ram at full lock. That’s on a 4A. Pipe work is a bit fiddly but not a big deal. I mounted the reservoir in a different place to the instructions as I have inner wing protectors and can’t get at the bolts to mount it according to the instructions. 
 

It’s a great, if expensive, upgrade. 

[JohnC]

No body adjustment needed on my TR6. Looking at how I fitted it, I'd say I mounted the rack as far to the RHS as possible. Otherwise as Pete says.

John

[Richard Pope]

Litterally I have just started to look at fitting my CDD unit noting I am actually body off restoring the car so no engine and body work in place yet. I spent about an hour looking at fitting the rack but I find the CDD instructions / photos very difficult to follow - surprised me as I usually don't have a problem with such things.

Does anyone have their own photos taken whilst they installed their sytem that they can share?

[Nigel A]

Here is a link to a thread I started several years ago

 

Nigel

[Richard Pope]

Oops, very embarassed. Should have looked and I had even replied to your post then!

[Keith Warren]

I found best way of fitting pump bracket was to remove water pump housing from engine and fit the bracket on the bench, three small nuts are very difficult when on the engine.

it has been posted that an electric fan will not fit on the inside of radiator the one I bought from car builders fits fine.

Keith

[Nigel A]

I followed this advice about fitting the bracket on the bench when replacing the water pump - certainly made a pig of job much easier.

I have a Revotec sucker fan fitted without any problems.

Nigel

[Richard Pope]

Additional comments noted, thanks. Now have an installation supplement document from Nigel's posts all saved for later. Yhanks.

[peejay4A]

Here’s how I mounted the reservoir as I couldn’t get access to the recommended location. 

 

I noticed that on the prior thread the pump is driven from a replacement crankshaft pulley. Mine has a replacement water pump pulley with two sheaves and a very short belt. 

Edited November 28, 2022 by peejay4A