They just don’t make them like that anymore!

Thank you Sir,

Bob, thanks for this video! Could the yellow wire go to the alternator wire that turns off the BAT dashboard light?

Great, singing voice, writing, and playing abilities!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Modified to accept coil overs lol. Just don’t buy a cobalt if you want better handling, better ride 😂

That’s so good!!!!!!!!

This is great thanks for showing this. I did this to my Chevy LUV with a small block stuffed under the hood and no room for a power steering pump. Luckily an 86 Isuzu Trooper steering box bolts directly in and then used this same Mini Cooper pump to make it all work.

Thanks for the video! On my pump there was a Green/white and a light green, no yellow. I hooked the light green to the starter solenoid lug that was energized when starting and that worked great. Before I found your video I hooked the two wires together and it took 5 seconds or so for the pump to go to full speed which wasn't ideal. Also we need more videos of this truck! Such a cool idea with the rear engine supercharged 4 cylinder. Definitely unique.

Not doing Three Amigos today. Great video

Great build! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful

Best video ever!

Thanks mann. I needed this video

Thank you Bob never knew Mini Cooper had a electric steering set up.

awesome build

Not helpful. The camera angle doesn't help.... try again. Let someone else record the video for you while you do the waork

Thank You Bob! This was a huge help in determining if I wanted to use this pump in my track car build.

LS1.5, I love it!

god bless you sir

You could run an additional relay or a diode off your starter wire switch, to pulse the pump's wire, and avoid needing a separate switch. That way it's practically automatic. The mystery wire could be for vss to adjust assistance or vehicle speed or maybe a can bus comm wire. Also, have you measured the current draw?

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thank you sir

Very cool

Awesome!! I’d love to talk to you!! From one engineer to another. Seriously.

Bob, thanks for publishing this video! This was exactly the problem I was trying to solve, and you laid it out beautifully. I had the same problem and suspected I should get diodes involved, but now I don't have to overtax the paltry few brain cells I've devoted to understanding electronics. Hidden gems like this are what make KZbin great. I was curious about your vehicle, and found your power steering pump video. Awesome originality in the powertrain layout! Scratching my head trying to figure out why you don't have more followers. You're a perfect example of how KZbin rewards volume over quality, I guess. Anyway, you now have one more subscriber. I encourage you to do another video revealing more details about your pickup.

I'm guessing in the original factory set-up , the pump is only turned on when needed (ie turning). But in this set-up, it is running continuously.

This really helped me a lot. Here is more information for others. If looking into the plug, there are three pins. A left pin, a right pin and a lower middle pin. The left pin is the 12v constant on. The middle lower pin is the momentary start. The right is optional.

Thanks Bob you're a real good man

How much does this pump weigh? The MR2 pumps are ~10lbs, wondering if this is lighter, because it looks smaller.

Did you install a seperate EC unit or is that built into the pump

That pulse, I'm guessing, is can bus communications. What a forward thinking hot rod

So I have collected all of the parts, and I have everything hooked up, but I am having trouble with my pump kicking off whenever I steer all the way, either right or left. I have to "Pulse" the pump to get it to start again. Has anyone else tried the Mini cooper pump on a steering box, and has anyone else encountered this problem.

Awesome!!!!!

Picked up an 2007 HHR to repair, right control arm shakes like mad. Doesn't seem to have much bushing. But I'd like to hear more about the 33 Ford with rear Cobalt drive!

Thanks for posting , Bob . you the man !!!

Do you think it has enough power to steer a 4×4?

I put a slice in the side of the old one and popped it out ran a hone to clean the whole greased the hole and pounded the ring with a large hammer on a vise and worked perfect both sides! cheap and easy $14 for both sides!!

Need to find out if the 2002 Mini Cooper power steering unit will work on 1970 MGB with Toyota 22R automatic transmission? If you; any suggestions on how to install it? thanks Edward

I watched this video twelve times, and I still can't t see where he says what the violet and white wire is for. Also, are both the larger white and red wires positive, or is one positive and one negative?

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nice job! So basicly the pump is always on during normal driving, there is no system needed to start the pump only when a steering action is done?

great setup! did you use Pentosin fluid or regular power steering fluid?

That's a pretty badass setup!!!

thanks for the video will pu a couple of the bushings next week to install in my 2007 HHR. bought the bushing and intalled them like you did, had to machine down the tube to fit. had a lot of issues trying to get the bolt in the bushing and pulled on the brake hub with a come along and it slid in nicely. thanks for your help

I have to shit

my cobalt makes a clunking noise when turning the wheel

Good video

hello, what brand are the bushings???

I was removing the control arms and the big bolt that goes to the vertical bushing just keeps spinning and is pretty difficult to turn. Any idea why?