Clive Wheatley reports
he has started fitting well engineered EPAS kits to RV8s
Good news for
many MGV8 enthusiasts who would like to cure heavy steering
Clive Wheatley mgv8parts
Tel: 01746 710810
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Posted:
4.2.10 | Clive
Wheatley offers a new EPAS system for MGV8s
An exciting new Electric Power
Assisted Steering system for RV8s and MGBGTV8s is now available from Clive Wheatley
mgv8parts, the well known MGV8 specialist based near Bridgnorth in the West Midlands.
The high quality EPAS equipment is supplied by the Dutch group EZ
Power Steering who have developed the equipment and installed it on a range
of classic cars including MG RV8s, MGBGTV8s, MGBs and MGAs.
Clive is
enthusiastic about the new
EPAS system for the RV8 saying "it is well engineered with all new parts
including a new collapsible steering column, and is a simple and neat installation
requiring very few modifications to the car. The system uses a new, specially
designed EPAS kit, not new or recycled MGF EPAS parts.
A key safety feature
is the new collapsible steering column - a solid centre slides up over an outer
should the car suffer a heavy frontal impact - essential for driver safety.
The simplicity of the system is a major benefit - it is completely hidden
below the dashboard and there is no hydraulic pump, no pipework and no oil reservoir
to locate in a cramped engine bay. It's quiet in operation with no noise from
pumping hydraulic fluid and it uses less energy than an hydraulic system as the
electric motor only uses power when steering assistance is necessary.
On the road 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.
The
fail safe characteristics are good too - in the unlikely event that the electric
power steering system has a defect, the car would steer exactly as it did prior
to the power steering conversion." |
