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STEERING CONVERSION

Miter Gears, 90 deg and reverse

Hydrosteer has significant breadth and depth of experience in hydraulic power steering systems for heavy vehicles. Over our 33 year history we have been involved in many LHD to RHD steering conversion projects. Naturally being a heavy vehicle focused business these project’s have focused on Trucks. Light Vehicle Steering Conversion Projects More recently we have been working …

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steering system preventative maintenance

preventative maintenance

Hydraulic Power Steering System Basic Preventative Maintenance. As explained in the R.H. Sheppard Video below the key steps for maintaining a hydraulic power steering system are simple, yet critical to reliability and lifespan of the system. These principles apply to any vehicle or steering gear make and model. Changing the power system filter and oil at regular …

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Hydraulic Power Steering System Basics- Part 1

Fig. 2 Double the pump flow rate and Double the speed

Hydraulic System Basics Hydraulic power steering system’s rely on the hydraulic principles of flow, pressure and work. These principles can be confusing but having an understanding of the principles will help diagnose power steering system faults and therefore solve the problem quickly and cheaply. Power steering systems need pressure and flow, or more accurately adequate flow at the …

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Winner of the Hydrosteer Competition

Brad McVee, Winner of Hydrosteer Newsletter signup competition

Hydrosteer Newsletter Competition Winner Hydrosteer are excited to announce the Winner of the Hydrosteer competition. Congratulations Brad McVee from Triton Transport Services on winning the Apple Ipad, may you spend many happy hours playing with it.   Keep an eye out for the newsletter which we will publish in August. Once again Congratulations Brad.  

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