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MQ power steering
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 9:25 am
by Screwy
Will a full power steering setup from an L28 motor in a shorty MQ fit on to a SD33 motor for a shorty MQ?
If not, is it possible to make up new brackets for the pump and other bits etc. and it will work?
cheers, screwy
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:14 am
by V8Patrol
yep....it will work, the pwr steering off of the 4 door wagons with the big 6 works too.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:44 am
by Screwy
will it fit straight on, or do i have to modify the brackets?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:45 am
by MQ080
What $$$ are we looking for all of the parts, all thoses who have done this mod in the past?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 12:23 pm
by V8Patrol
if the unit comes from another patrol ( be it SWB or LWB) then its bolt up stuff, no mods needed. Make sure the doner vehicle is the same series...IE MQ series 1980 to 1987 are interchangable within the series.
Get a Pwr steering unit form a petrol unit to fit a petrol unit and likewise a diesel unit for a diesel unit. Make sure you have a pulley on the harmonic to take the pwr str belt, if not get that aswell.
Takes about an hour to do the mod.
Wreckers charge around the $900.00 mark + freight ( usually aditional $20)
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 12:28 pm
by V8Patrol
Oh yeah I forgot......
there's an idler pulley in the set up(provides belt tension and bolts up to the front of the head), this WILL need new bearings, ya wasting ya time fitting it without replacing em!!!!
Bearings are only small ( bout 25mm in dia) and should cost bout $12.00 ea.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 1:34 pm
by Screwy
yeah i understand all that,
but i have a diesel motor (SD33), and i can get a complete power steering setup for a petrol (L28) motor, both MQ 80-87 series,
but will the petrol power steer unit/setup go on the diesel motor???
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:58 pm
by ozy1
a mate is doing the same thing, puttin a petrol pwr steer onto a diesel, he needs to make custom brackets as you will too!
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 6:49 pm
by MKPatrolGuy
Ahh, the joys of factory power steering
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:53 pm
by V8Patrol
Once fitted you wont regret it
specially if ya running big rubber!!!!, The local lads recon I was a wuss for fitting it but the times ....they are a changing!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:55 pm
by Screwy
Ok cool, thanx guys. So the petrol power steering setup/pump will work well on the diesel MQ, but i will have to make up new brackets to fit it.