P500 Tusk Electric Powersteering

[Todd627]

Strategic placement of a P500 sticker 😎

 

[Admin]

 

[CaboJim]

Just to be clear...the stock steering shaft was made the same way, bolts had to be completely removed for the shaft to slide

I found this out the hard way a couple of weeks ago. Thought I was loosing my mind. lol

 

[NitroxDiver]

This has me thinking about the installation. I wonder if it would help to align the u-joints at the top and bottom of the power steering motor? My machine is in WV right now so I can not investigate but I will at Christmas when I get back up there. I don’t have any issues with my power steering but it does wobble some when turning the wheel.

 

[trigger]

Got me pondering it too, been a while since putting mine in but I distinctly remember leaving one loose and tightening it up at the end. Hmmm...

 

[Peter_72]

This has me thinking about the installation. I wonder if it would help to align the u-joints at the top and bottom of the power steering motor? My machine is in WV right now so I can not investigate but I will at Christmas when I get back up there. I don’t have any issues with my power steering but it does wobble some when turning the wheel.

After reading this I looked at mine and the u-joints are not lined up the same but I can’t really see how it would make a difference. I’ll give it a try tomorrow just for the heck of it.

 

[Peter_72]

This is a picture of the upper shaft, you can see the flat spot that allows it to slide.

 

[nctrailboss]

Use 1/4" inch grade 8 bolts through the u-joints.The smaller bolts will allow just enough movement of the shaft to take the binding out.The shafts are a touch too long.

 

[tg16500]

Avi8or I just checked and there is still some flex while turning in both directions. I read a review a while back that talked about the lower steering shaft bind (not rubbing) and the guy put a shim under the top plate of the mount and that cured his problem. I’m going to look into it more tomorrow.

I am the guy that added the shim and mentioned it in my review. By adding an 1/8" "shim" (a scrap piece of 1 1/2" angle iron trimmed to about 3/4" on 1 side and notched to fit around the radiator support) between the crossmember and the motor bracket. Doing this raised the motor slightly which did 2 things - it gave slightly more clearance between the universal joint and the brake fluid reservoir and eliminated the binding from the motor pushing down on the shaft. I think the root cause is that the crossmember is not a precision located piece, probably +/- 2 or 3mm. This small variation is multiplied by the distance from the crossmember to the motor, so on some machines this is enough to cause issues in both of these situations. After doing this everything is tight, no movement, very smooth, and virtually silent.

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[Peter_72]

Tg16500 thanks for posting, I didn’t know the details but remember reading your review and comment about adding the shim. Once I get my buggy back together I’m going to look into a little more.

 

[hallic]

I'm glad everybody's addings tips and whatnot, will come in handy for when I finally have time to get mine installed. 😁

 

[Avi8or]

To be clear, one is silent and works perfect while driving. movement Is only visually noticeable when the hood is off. Also, The lower shaft in my kit has plenty of room between it and the brake reservoir. That must have been addressed at some Point.

 

[Peter_72]

If your wondering how well it works or if it’s worth it

 

[Avi8or]

Hel yeah. It was two handed grip before. Lol

 

[Smitty335]

If your wondering how well it works or if it’s worth it

I think that's what someone here was trying to say?