Power Steering Issues
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Can you explain that? How does low voltage and/or heat cause power steering loss??
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It’s an electric power steering unit.. you over heat the motor or low voltage just sometimes screws with them.Can you explain that? How does low voltage and/or heat cause power steering loss??
Ehhhhhh, maybe. I ride in AZ where temps in the summer climb over the 100 mark, and no problems there. I would think that motor is designed to handle those things. (But I could be wrong)
That’s why I’m waiting to here back from the OP as to WHEN this is happening. Is he rock crawling, 3 feet deep in mud, or just going to grandmas house for a visit?
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No, not over heat by ambient temps. Overheat meaning the use... if you have an electric motor and you’re putting too much resistance on it, it will over heat. So if used in a power steering scenario that could be holding it at full lock for a prolonged period of time or stuck in a rut and cranking on the wheel. Or with the wonders of the internet... they could just be clueless and describing something completely different but have no idea what they’re talking about.
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Most electrical power steering motors have a minimum voltage needed to work. For example, the one we've made for years will shut down if it ever drops below 12.8 volts. It needs that much to function properly, and at the same time...if you're battery is dying, its kind of a fail-safe to shut down and manually steer so its not drawing any power and won't leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere with a dead battery. In this case, it could be a dying battery, or could happen if you're running too many accessories at once. Lights, winch, stereo, comms, etc.. When it overheats, it just stalls out. You don't see that very often, but its not uncommon in sprint car applications with electrical power steering units during long races. Same with some hardcore rock crawling with big tires where you're doing a lot of back and forth steering.Can you explain that? How does low voltage and/or heat cause power steering loss??
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i have a 2021 krx 1000.....after it warms up, and at correct temp.....the power steering quits if i make a sharp left hand turn......if i continue, and wrestle it into a sharp right hand turn it comes back on.....strange...anybody have ideas ?
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Sounds like a bent steering shaft to me, but I don't know what temperature would have to do with it.
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have never hit anything to bend a steering shaft....zero
on saturday morning, we had warm muggy weather, and every sharp left hand turn, would turn the eps off.....
on saturday afternoon, we had a cold front come thru, temp dropped......the eps, worked fine, would not turn off
Sunday, the weather was still cool....eps worked all day without turning off.........i know, sure sounds strange....and it is...
i aent got a clue....zero ????
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I'm having the same steering issue with my 2021 with 200 miles. Haven't had it on rocks or trails yet till we get it figured out. First thing in morning being cold will still not work. Next day drove 100 miles of gravel and worked fine. Next day don't work??
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