By giacomo on Friday, September 21, 2001 - 12:29 am: Edit

Hi,as I can upgrade my power steering pump(engine 300 Tdi with air-con) in order to obtain in greater flow for winch Mile Marker?
Thank you

By Mike Rupp (Mike_Rupp) on Friday, September 21, 2001 - 04:15 am: Edit

Giacomo:

Go to http://www.4x4winches.com/. There are a couple ways of doing the job:

1. Replace the air cond compressor with a 120 bar power steering pump.

2. Replace the existing power steering pump with a 120 bar pump. This will involve adding a relief valve to reduce pressure to the steering box. To do this though you will need a different size hydraulic motor on the winch. This is needed since the 120 bar with the standard size motor would give more pull than the wire is rated for. You install a smaller capacity motor on the winch and get about 9500 lbs pull, with a higher speed. I'm going with this option, but haven't received the components yet from the UK.

If you have any questions, check with Allan Byrne at 4X4 winches.

By Ali on Sunday, September 23, 2001 - 02:09 am: Edit

Didn't MM come up with a hydaulic pump for the motor that attached itself to the back of the current motor or somthing like that? I think they were trying to solve the low ps pump flow/cfm issue.

By Mike Rupp (Mike_Rupp) on Sunday, September 23, 2001 - 07:34 am: Edit

Ali-

If they have, they didn't mention it to me. They recommended that I talk to Allan Byrne at 4X4 winches.