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Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« on: July 31, 2009, 03:35:04 PM »
Hey guys, I just brought a CF for its running gear. Its got power steering off a Rover 3.5. Its great but loses heaps of its turning arc. 1st question is, can I modify it to turn tighter? A guy at Marshall  Transmissions said one possibility (which I can hardly remember!) was changing something near the wheels? Otherwise what is the EXACT LHD Porsche rack I need to hunt down.
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2009, 03:39:26 PM »
928 porshe left hand drive, check out power steering in the search, also have fitted to mine, have you got any pics of the rover set up cheers stevo
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2009, 04:08:01 PM »
Guys, I use a 1998 Transit, no problems easy fit / swap, cheap to buy lose 1" on lock each way.
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2009, 04:18:54 PM »
what did you use for your steering coupling bas, would love to see some pics
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2009, 05:37:21 PM »
I pick it up next week so will get pics then. The transit 1 sounds interesting Bas. Is it the same mod thats been floating around the net with pics for a few years now? Do u keep full lock? I love being able to do a U'ee in narrow streets
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2009, 06:01:55 PM »
Its all here guys http://www.bedfordcf.co.uk/powersteering.htm but I have a plate that bolts onto the old mounting point and then the powersteering unit bolts on to that, used Bedford steering coupling just put a linning in it and had it regroved, tirerod arms shortened and re threaded to fit Bedford tirerods. Thats all lose buga all lock.  Also used Holden steering pump.
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2009, 06:06:23 PM »
sounds very similar to the way i mounted the porsche unit into my bedy bas
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2009, 05:43:40 AM »
Cheers Bas, did u do the work or who did?
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2009, 09:11:55 AM »
Hi, had a engineer do the work / make the brackets, cut the tirerod arms and made the new thread and line-regrove the coupling. Then I fitted everything, 3 years ago it cost $360.00 for the work and holden pump $25.00 and Transit Power Steering unit 160.00.  So $545 all up and ofcourse the lines a little bit.
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Re: Rover 3.5 Power Steering
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2009, 10:43:59 AM »
Quote from: Bas NZ on July 31, 2009, 04:08:01 PM
Guys, I use a 1998 Transit, no problems easy fit / swap, cheap to buy lose 1" on lock each way.

Hey Bas, do you remember if the transit was a VF or  VG. Seems the racks are different :(
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