[AT] now Power Steering

[charlie hill]

I have a Chevy 2 ton truck that has very good but strange power assist 
steering.
I never have actually figured out how it works.  There is a small hydraulic
cylinder under the left fender attached to the steering arm.  It is powered 
by
what looks like a normal power steering pump.  I don't know what actuates it
but when you turn the steering wheel it "assists" and is very smooth and 
accurate.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cecil Bearden
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 8:11 PM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] now Power Steering

I meant a steering torque amplifier.  The one I had was used on a small
IHC tractor as I remember.   Something like a 400 utility..

Cecil in OKla


On 12/22/2017 12:59 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> I think Herb is talking about a Char-Lynn Torque Generator.  It's a
> way to put power steering on a  non-power steering tractor.  I drove a
> M Farmall once with one and you could drive it with a finger......
>
> The IH torque amplifier was a planetary unit that basically gave you a
> low range in each gear--A Farmall Super MTA would have 10 speeds
> instead of the usual 5.
>
> Al
>
> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 11:06 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> 
> wrote:
>> I think some of the IHC tractors had a torque amplifier.   IIRC I bought
>> one from an IH a few years ago and it is in the shop floor somewhere!!
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>>
>> On 12/21/2017 10:14 AM, Herb Metz wrote:
>>> We added a Charlyn torque amplifier to our D14 Allis Chalmers; made it a
>>> pleasure to operate. New units are pricey but a good friend found a NOS 
>>> unit
>>> at a swap meet; might find a used unit on an old fork lift in scrap 
>>> yard.
>>> You need a section of steering shaft in the clear and a access to
>>> hydraulics; we added a pump/reservoir from an old Datsun pickup.  Do not
>>> need any cylinders or lever arms.
>>> Herb(GA)
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Bruce Fallon
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 10:54 AM
>>> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Question
>>>
>>> There is on YouTube information on adding electric power assist on 
>>> tractors
>>> using the self-contained units from automobiles.  It looks interesting 
>>> and I
>>> would like to try on my John Deere 1010 or my Huber.  It looks doable if 
>>> you
>>> have a section of steering shaft in the clear and 12 volts.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bruce Fallon
>>> Langley, WA 98260
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Carl Gogol
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 8:17 AM
>>> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Question
>>>
>>> Did NAA s have optional power steering?  Try calling junk yards Made it 
>>> to
>>> central NY
>>> carl
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Richard Fink 
>>> Sr
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 10:43 AM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: [AT] Question
>>>
>>> Hi all miracle if this hits list, i have a friend has a ford NAA with 
>>> front
>>> lift ,how can he put power assist steering on it on the cheap.
>>> Retired not a lot income.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> R Fink Sr
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas to all
>>>
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