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Hydraulic Power Steering Service Opportunities

Brake & Front End

Hydraulic power steering is not dead. While the number of vehicles with electric power steering is growing, hydraulic power steering is the choice for some platforms and applications both new and old. When replacing racks and pumps, not much has changed. But the differences are in the details.

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Electric Power Steering Evolution

Tomorrow's Technician

Electric power steering was once a technology found on exotic rear engine supercars. In the late 1980s, many cars now had wide front tires and it was difficult to route hydraulic lines from the engine bay to the front of the vehicle and the rack. It serves the same function as a spool valve in a hydraulic power steering system.

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Hydraulic Control Module Diagnostics

Brake & Front End

This will release or bleed off the hydraulic pressure that is holding the wheel. Testing Solenoids Electrically Sometimes a stuck or defective solenoid or pump will set a code. When the ABS activates, the pulsing of pressure can create a hydraulic jackhammer. ESC systems will typically have 12 or more. The wheel will now rotate.

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Transmission Fluid Hydraulics

Tomorrow's Technician

Transmission Fluid Hydraulics and Shifting To understand why using the correct transmission fluid is necessary, you first have to know how the transmission fluid flows inside an automatic transmission. This is basic hydraulics. Fluid Paths The journey starts in the pan. After the pump comes a valve or valves that do two things.

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How Electric Vehicle Power Steering Helps Extend EV Battery Life

Brake & Front End

Electric power steering (EPS) has become a game-changer in the world of electric vehicles (EVs). Unlike traditional hydraulic power steering systems, EPS utilizes electric motors and electronic control units to assist the driver in steering the vehicle.

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Electrical vs. Hydraulic Power Steering

Alex's Autohaus

Power steering is now offered in a few different ways; hydraulic, electrical, and more recently, drive-by-wire. Types of Power Steering Power steering is either hydraulic, electronic, or electro-hydraulic. Drive-by-wire is a variation of electrical power steering. Hydraulic steering is not without flaws though.

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Scania Adding More Solutions to its Electric Truck Range

Tomorrow's Technician

Scania continues to expand its offer regarding battery-electric vehicle trucks by introducing more electric machines, axle configurations and cab alternatives, plus a number of power take-off solutions. We constantly hear stories about drivers that were sceptical at first, but then fell in love with their electric trucks.”

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