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Old 05-08-2018, 04:29 PM   #76
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Originally Posted by mazeroni View Post
Where I will contend it falls short, and seems to be an issue for a lot of electric assist racks, is that you can "outrun" the system if you crank the wheel too fast left to right. Then when the car settles and you make slower inputs, things seem heavier. Maybe the system is stepping in to assist when doing that?
There is a sensor in the assist unit that detects the difference between steering wheel and column position. A spring-loaded coupling allows for a few degrees of turn either way. It can be felt when cranking the wheel with the engine off.

Hmmm... Stiffening that coupling would decrease the servo response to the faster steering input.
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