Hydraulic Electric Power Steering Pump

Hydraulic power steering systems work by using a hydraulic system to multiply force applied to the steering wheel inputs to the vehicle s steered usually front road wheels.

Hydraulic electric power steering pump.

All the components used here are stock. I didn t think to look to much further into it but i loved the feel it had and the fact it was adjustable. The electric power steering pump or ehps electro hydraulic power steering is the evolution of the conventional power steering pump. Thought of the day.

A hydraulic power steering unit consumes more energy than your car. The ehps consists of two electric motors each equipped with power electronics equipment a vane pump and an optional customer specific mounting bracket. Get it as soon as fri sep 25. A double acting hydraulic cylinder applies a force to the steering gear which in turn steers the roadwheels.

In fact on most passenger cars and trucks the steering is now purely electro mechanical meaning there is no hydraulics at all. About a year and a half ago i finished up the install of one of these electric power steering pump retrofit kits in a mkii jag. 4 3 out of 5 stars 16. Ict billet sbc power steering bracket pump bracket electric water pump billet 350 small block chevy adjustable 551360.

In ehps systems the operating pressure is no longer generated by a belt connected to the engine as in traditional power steering systems but by an electric engine that provides the exact level of power required for steering. This is my setup to test a gm power steering pump as a hydraulic pump to power hydraulic motors and cylinders. Your hydraulic power steering system can drain as much as 5 8 hp from your engine and cost you somewhere between 1 3 mpg of fuel. The hydraulic pressure typically comes from a gerotor or rotary vane pump driven by the vehicle s engine.

This epsp can be mounted away from the engine and is a simple stand alone electric pump system. Only 8 left in stock order soon. It sounded like the future. Electric hydraulic steering pump steering pumps have gradually moved from pure hydraulic to electric over hydraulic over the last several decades.

Most importantly it sounded awesome. Free shipping by amazon.