Electric Power Steering on my Dune Buggy for $75??
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2021
- Electric Power Steering on my Dune Buggy for $75?? In this video I’m covering me installing a Prius electric power steering on my dune buggy. This is the power steering unit off of a 2006 Toyota Prius. The idea of this video is to show you how I installed my power steering so you can get ideas for your own.
The unit from 2004 to 2009 Toyota Prius’s will all work. It cost me 75$ from a local Pic a Part for the module, steering joints , and power steering motor.
It’s pretty simple to wire up and it works great! You just have to be creative.
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great to see young men working with their hands, awesome job, thanks for sharing the video
Thanks! Ya my Dad definately brought me up right! Thanks for watching
It might be a good idea to add a collapsible section in the steering shaft in case you run into something the steering shaft won’t impale your chest?
Definitely going to need to do this to mine 👌🏻
Super helpful thank you. Gonna do this on my mower
Thanks glad it helped ya out! Thanks for watching the video! That will be a nice accessory for a lawn mower👍
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Good work 👍🏻👍🏻
Nice job!
I love the EPAS mounting bracket. It's neat, clean, simple, and effective...everything we should always seek to do with fabrication. I'm not as wild about welding on a steering shaft. That's not a very good idea because a break could suddenly leave you without steering. That exact move killed F1 legend Ayrton Senna. If it can happen to Williams F1 of the 1980s, when they were at their absolute best, it can happen to anyone. There are couplers for virtually any steering shafts, and you can grind a Double D on an existing shaft. You should use them for your own safety.
Thank you! Appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me. I will definately look into that. 👍
@@cludardgarage402 thanks for taking my comment in the spirit intended. I enjoyed your video and the follow up, and saved them for reference.
Awesome job!
Thanks For Watching!!!!
Thanks for sharing👍
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the video
Thank you for watching and your Welcome! Hope it helps you on your project.
still got it boly ya ammo can in floor in front pass feet for tool box works great done mine back in 90 seal it good around bolts
Oh ya! Perfect! Use what you have lying around! That’s what old school is all about.
@@cludardgarage402 Yes Sir, use what u got.
Nice job I want to do this to my buggy too. With a rack maybe to reduce the lock to lock turns required
It works so good I would recommend it for sure! Do you have a Volkswagen front end in your buggy?
When the shaft was solid, not hollow I would have considered using it as an ID for a larger pipe that would cover both shafts. I could not tell if that was an option in your situation.
Great job. I been looking for a way to put power steering on my 1934 Plymouth, just don't have room on the engine to put another pully for conventional steering. The shafts look just like the ones on my steering already. I think everything will bolt up easy with a few cuts on the shafts like you did. I couldn't hear the motor running when you were demoing. the unit. Is it that quiet? That would be great. Thanks allot and again great video.
That would be awesome! You will have to let me know how it does in the Plymouth! Also yes you can’t even hear it! It’s pretty much silent. So times I would ask myself if it’s actually on then I would turn it off and it was way hard to turn so I knew it was working haha
Mantap👍👍👍
those two small white wires in one black one, are they just tied together or do they need to be run to a ground on your buggy?
Yes. They are tied together but do need to be run to a ground
So how does it feel on high speed??
Is it smoother than it should be?? Because what i know is that kind of power steering (EPS) receives data from the car ECU about vehicle speed so that it controls the feel and the ease of turning the wheel. So that it gets heavier on high speed and smoother on low speeds.
Ya I havent really noticed it. I typically dont do high speeds all the time. Im usually averaging 30 to 40 mph crusing around the dunes. I might top at 70 mph and then back off. So I havent noticed it being hard to steer at high speeds. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Your going to cut your pickle off someday with the way your were using the cutting wheel to remove the esp module mounts
Hahaha yeah guess I’m just trying to live on the edge a little bit
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Cool
You hAve a nice sand rail but I never seen one with just a gas pedal n brake where’s your clutch?
Ha ha. Its an Automatic.... The transmission is a GM turbo 350 with a custom built shaft and adapter that bolts right to the rear end. Thanks for watchin!
Did you do any sort of modulation knob to adjust the amount of assist? or just run the stock assist?
No I just ran the stock module so it’s not adjustable. But it doesn’t feel to light or to heavy when steering!
In OE application unit must have speed input to correct assisting power. In this application it just runs in emergency mode. Same with electric hydraulic power steering pumps from Volvos - they just run in safety mode and don`t do any adjusting like they should do in OE application.
Nice! Any update on how it handled the bumps? This is the onLy video I’ve found that was on a buggy with the Prius unit. I’m going to do it in my Baja, curious how it holds up
I got 33 inch tires on my Baja Bug and two bent tie rods ,a broken steering box, strip steering wheel even the hydraulic dampeners bent and I'm wanting to do the same thing I just found here like you're asking hopefully he answers
Thanks for watching it! I’m working on a video now, but since you asked it handled awesome through the bumps! It’s crazy it actually made it a lot less stressful to drive because I never felt like the steering wheel was getting ripped out of my hands like It did before Haha. I can drive it pretty aggressively with one hand. It seems pretty strong I have a couple other friends that put the unit on before me and none of us have had any problems with it!
@@cludardgarage402 dude hell yeah thank you for the reply you got me sold !!
Yeah I think that pretty much settles it. Evil if you end up getting it in your Baja before I do post a comment and let me know how it goes… better yet post a vid. I’m hoping to get a better space to work soon and if I do I plan on doing a similar video for the Baja for the few of us out there that rock ‘‘em still
@Evil beetle Haha no problem! Glad I could be of help! You will have to let me know how it goes!
Very useful video man, exactly what I was looking for to use on my 4x4 toy. The First Responder in me also enjoyed watching you use a cutoff wheel an inch from your femoral artery. Buy a vise my friend.
yeah gotta live life in the edge or else it’s to boring haha! Thanks for watching I’m glad it was useful for ya!
Would you share the bracket cad drawing?
Yes. I need to find it and I’ll send you the google link. Or you can send me your email through cludardgarage@gmail.com and request cad drawing.
Was the 30 amp fuse enough? What is the max draw of the motor?
I’m not sure on the draw is on the motor, but the 30 amp fuse is enough I’m assuming because it hasn’t blown it yet
Where did you buy the machined metal plate
It was built not bought. I had a good buddy CNC machine it for me.
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The 3 signal wires just ground in together?
Yes the 3 signal wires just ground together.
Hi im a german guy, pls can u show how to connect the wires with the power steering. Thank you
Wow Hello from America! Thank you for watching! I show how I wired it from time 11:00 to 14:15 in the video. I hope that helps.
This approach could be used to add power steering to any car or van that never had it, or an EV conversion where the engine driven power steering will no longer work. Plenty of cars out there use electric power steering now so loads to choose from in junk yards.
But do they all have stand alone controllers? I suspect that is why everyone is using the Prius parts.
@@T0tenkampf probably not. I know of a few European males that do. It’s one of those Google it, or junk yard moments.
Can you just use the black and red for it to work?
No because the red and black are only the ground and power and you will need a signal wire to make it function properly.
@@cludardgarage402 That make sense, from what I had researched, it seems like it'll work in a "fail safe mode" so if I had just the power and ground connected it seems like it'll work but won't auto center or won't adjust its sensitivity to speed? Or would it just completely not function at all?
I know it works the way I wired it up to my buggy. But ya I'm not sure.... how it will work. But if you do try it with just the 2 wires let me know. Ha ha. Im curious. What are you thinking of putting it on?
@@cludardgarage402 Gotcha, yea I'll be most likely be hooking it up within the next 3 weeks. I'm putting it on a BRDM 2, it has a transmission PTO power steering, but its pretty weird to use because any time the clutch is disengaged, it loses power steering. If this works well, I'm going to get another one and put it in my m35a2 as well. The only thing that has me concern is the weight of the vehicles, but I think it should handle it fine if I'm not at a standstill using it
Wow!!! That will be awesome! I bet those are a riot to drive!
does the wheels return to center position?
Yes it reacts just like when your driving a car👍🏻
Any chance you can share the cad file if there is one for the mounting plate? That plate looked laser cut... Thanks
Let me see if I can send it
@@cludardgarage402 Thanks in advance.
What’s an email I could send it to?
@@cludardgarage402 Sent you an email to your gmail account - for some reason I cannot add another comment to the end where you asked for the email
Alright I just sent your email to my friend with the file he will probably send it today or tomorrow
So you are no lonher plugging the torque sensor wires into the ecu
I’m not really sure what each individual wire is for…. But the way I hooked it up as shown in the video worked for me and years later is still working great.
How does it feel above 50mph??
Just as smooth as going 10 mph.
Did you think about water
No I don’t drive that in the rain. But if you put it on a car I bet the motor would be sealed pretty good. You just might have to put the module inside the cab or put it in a water tight box
So it was a struggle to steer your dune buggy? I mean power steering dude?
Wasn’t necessarily a struggle but when there a lot of cross tracks in the sand it tries to rip the steering wheel out of your hand. So it helped a lot out with that
Sounds like you need a bigger air compressor and some air tool oil!
Haha I’ll try the oil but the compressor is too expensive haha