Alot of people on here have complained about the Max steering wheel not being tight enough. So, after a couple posts in Cheston's Big Brake kit thread, I thought I'd pose the question here. Has anyone thought about changing the power steering pulling to a slightly larger diameter one, thereby slowing down the power steering pump, creating less hydrolic pressure, in efect, reduces the amount of assistance that the pump provides, causing slightly more resistance in the steering wheel?

 

Your idea sounds feasable but that pully is a pain in the ___ to get off...

 

Doesn't work.

The system pressure is regulated. At idle it's the same as at 5000 RPM's. If any change would happen it might only be noticed at idle.

Example, if you went with a 20% larger pully (which you are never gonna fit in there) then by 1000 RPM's your still turning that pump fast enough to produce the same pressures at 750 RPM's.


I'm glad my 99 SE-L doesn't have the floaty steering that the rest of you 4th gens have.

 

Well, I were is the pressure regulator? is it in the pump or in the line? maybe when someone has to rebuild their pump, certain valves can be replaced, or maybe there's aother pump from another type of car that might work?

 

First of all, I hate the power steering pump. #1 hardest part of swapping engines! so i do not want to have to take it off to change a pulley, etc..

buut, and i have no idea about this at all, but could you just put a valve in the hydrolic line for it and restrict the flow greatly dropping the pressure?

I am almost at the point of removing power steering anyways, if i replace another motor im going without for a little while to see how bad it sucks. my friend w/ prelude removed ps and i like it.... i just think ours may be impossible without it? has anyone tried?

 

I've tried without and it sucked. It was really really hard to turn unless the car was moving at a pretty good clip. Maybe a valve inline could do the trick......

 

I was going to make A pulley at my work after i get done with the pathfinder TB project . I guess if it wont change steering feel i will just do it to gain 1or2 horse.

 

Nissan got it right in 99. The difference is night and day.

 

So then does anyone nkow if the pump is swappable? Since I'm getting my engine swapped, maybe I can look into swapping pumps too...........

 

99 have different steering rack? or is this a SE only thing? is your 99 like 5th gen steering wheel? my 99 feels like a 01 SE that i drove

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....=steering+feel

read eye dirty's post above

I drove a 96 GXE max with sprint/agx & snow last night... it felt really SOFT compare to mine 96's steering felt like a truck or something... i thought it was his snows and bushings ( i have ES bushings)