Re: PS Pressure vs. steering "feel"

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> http://www.chevelles.com/techref/ftecref29.html
> This is one place that lists some of the specs on the different boxes

It points to the table:

http://www.chevelles.com/techref/shea_3.html

I'm trying to determine what the ALPHA CODE means. ANyone know? Do
all Saginaw boxes have the same input/output shafts?

I've been trying to determine how much variation there are between
different boxes, and it's impossible to discern without a Saginaw
catalog.



> Mark Price
> mprice@xxxxxxxxxx
> Morgantown, WV
> 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed
> 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
> 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:38:06 -0700 (PDT)
>
> > On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Sandwich Maker wrote:
> >
> > > feel is controlled by a torsion bar in the ps gear valve.  the thicker
> > > the bar, the more the feel; they range from 0.165" dia to 0.204".
> > > most are on the small end; something like a z28 would have a 0.195".
> > > they also showed the early zj box was a good choice; fast ratio,
> > > medium-high feel, wide turning angle.
> > >
> > > i learned this from a page in a gm-oriented website.  it had specs for
> > > saginaw gears from the mid '60s to mid '90s at least.  unfortunately,
> > > i can't find the url again...
> >
> > OK, it's RTFM time! The time for this sub-project for me is not
> > now, but I do want to eventually find a 2.5 turn box, and that
> > will be the time for this research.
> >
> > Thanks for the info!

>