[Healeys] power Steering on a 3000

[Patton Dickson]

I am pretty sure that the Modified Healey guys have detaiked
directions on how to do the MGB steering rack.  I bet some of them
have dealt with the power steering also.

I would try them at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modifiedhealeys
and
www.modifiedhealeys.org

Note the www.modifiedhealeys.org address didn't work for me, but that
could have been a company firewall issue.

Patton

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Michael Salter
<msalter at precisionsportscar.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
> I fitted a rack to a 100 and you can see some pictures of the job on Larry
> Varley's site here http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/ahx12-1.html
> The rack I used was from an MGB and I can see no reason why the same could
> not be done on a 3000.
>
> Michael Salter
> 100 (1953)
> AHX12 (1953)
> Bugeye (1961)
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of John Harper
> Sent: May 6, 2008 3:56 PM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] power Steering on a 3000
>
> Dear All
>
> I have a colleague who drives a 3000 but lost his right leg when a
> teenager. He has mechanical hand controls for the accelerator and foot
> brake. Like many of us he is beginning to feel his age and has problems
> steering with one hand when manoeuvring.
>
> We have discussed fitting power steering to a 3000 with a friend of mine
> in the special car adaption business and he suggests adding power to a
> steering rack. This can be done to most racks and he also knows that an
> electrically driven hydraulic power steering pump is available.
>
> The issue then is how to replace the present steering box with a
> steering rack on a 3000.
>
> We are aware that this has been done before but do not know anybody who
> we can contact who has done this. I am sure that there is somebody out
> there who has done this. If you know anybody please let me know.
>
> My colleague does not want to have to give up driving his 3000 just
> because his arms are getting a little weaker.
>
>
> --
> Patton Dickson - http://Austin-Healeys.com - Plano, TX
> 1957 Austin-Healey 100-Six "Built to run 'til the road wears out."