zero_to60

.......I allowed my car to roll back down my drive without the engine running.....it was on full lock....as I roll down the drive I am twirling the steering wheel and virtually nothing is happening????

I figure it must be the power steering system not working because as soon as I fire it up....the steering comes back

I take it that there is no direct link between the steering wheel and the steering rack and the electrical P/S system is a 100% interface?

S2000 0E

are you sure that you have the required amount of Di-Lithium crystals

zero_to60

to be honest I thought I could hear Scottie saying

"I have nee gort the pow-er Jem"

euan

There is a direct link - its currently illegal for there not to be direct mechanical link in Europe at the moment, which apparently is why we do not yet have fly-by-wire steering.

I'm not sure how the electrical assistance works though - are there motors instead of the usual hydraulics ?

You must have had some steering, albeit heavy, with the engine off - sounds a bit to me.

Richieh

It's those dodgy tyres you've got.

zero_to60

there was steering but it was 'slow'....

ianl

I have run the car down a small hill without the engine - there is very definately a direct link from s/wheel to front wheels and without the assistance the steering is bloody heavy - there was absolutely no way I could 'twirl the wheel' !

simmo

Definately a direct link as spent most of this weekend under LB's hood hardwiring some devices in.

If you do not have the air box in then the steering rack and the steering column can be clearly seen

dws2000

ooh er

euan

Has anyone had the power assistance fail on them ?

(seeing as it's electric, I guess it's not unheard of)