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Electric Power Steering 56 Fairlane

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I screwed up Photo posting so badly last time so I hope I do better this time

I have installed Electric power steering From an 08 Totyota Yarus in my 56 Fairlane. The Yaris unit is column mounted and drives the steering box worm shaft based on the amount of torque you put on the steering wheel. I will say it has plenty of power as I was tuning the wheel lock to lock with 1 strong finger while sitting on a concrete floor on underinflated radials. (I have the black marks on the concrete and flat spots to prove it LOL)

I finally got to take the car for a ride now that the roads are free of slush and salt, I almost lost it on my first turn out of the driveway as I am used to grabing the wheel with both hands for the tight turn. Lets just say the wheel can now be palm steered, it returns to center just like it always did, I like it so far but only drove about 10 miles as the roads are not completely clear and my inspection is expired.

I am going to try 1 picture first and see how it goes, the pic is of the Yaris EPS unit, Will follow up with what I did to install it. The end you are looking at is the output end

http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/660a80fb-88b7-4fdd-b967-705f.jpg

Next is a Photo Of the modified Shifter shaft, 56 Worm shaft shortened with spline coupler to mate with the Yaris Output and the upper shaft with spline coupler to mate with the Yaris input
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/0ba1e682-0c92-4f1f-87a6-6763.jpg

Next is the lower Column tube with a flange welded on the end to mount the Yaris unit, note the worm shaft with coupler inside the tube.
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/aa54430d-5afe-4317-8a73-54a0.jpg


Next is the unit bolted up to the flange and coupled to the upper column tube
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/1aad842b-4a4f-4a79-b7af-7d62.jpg
 
Next is what it looks like looking thru the wheel
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/0ea007aa-c436-40e2-b49d-0a76.jpg
And a view looking up under the Dashhttp://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/4462a1d7-8bd6-4de4-aad8-f787.jpg

I have it running in full power mode right now but with the proper Vehicle Speed Sensor it could be made Speed sensitive, less boost at highway speed, more at low speed. At this time I am putting together a list of what Yaris units will work, the unit requires an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and as far as I can find out so far the ECU has to be 2007 thru 2009 Yaris without ABS. The motor is a little less critical 2005 thru 2011 Yaris and Prius work 


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Forum Post Electric Power Steering 56 Fairlane By kevink1955 ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post By the way this was not my idea I got it from Vintage Mustang Forum, A... By kevink1955 ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post Looks good. The reason they need a ECU & other sensors in the system... By lowrider ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post This bloke here has fitted a unit to his Cobra,... By slick56 ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post I know some of us are thinking, why bother ? So the "little woman"... By Lord Gaga ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post LowRider, I have the Yaris ECU and it has an input for a Vehicle Speed... By kevink1955 ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevink1955, this is interesting. Let me make sure I'm understanding.... By '60 Fairlane ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yes, that's it just cut out a section of the original steering box... By kevink1955 ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevink1955, I followed your link to the vintage.Mustang thread.... By '60 Fairlane ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yes it can still be steered if the unit fails you would just be... By kevink1955 ( 9 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hello Kevin My name is Waid. I was the guy that originally posted... By waid302 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post By ECU I am referring to the Yarus steering control module from a non... By kevink1955 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevin, What is the part number on the Yaris Non-ABS ECU ? Thanks By waid302 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post I have tested both these Yaris ECU's and they work fine. I also found... By kevink1955 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post A square wave generator is easy. I built one to run my electronic... By famdoc3 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post I already have a VSS that I can splice into the speedometer cable (may... By kevink1955 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevin, I have the wiring diagram for the Prius and also the Yaris... By waid302 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post Waid The 2 Yarus ECU's I have tested will not provide any assist at... By kevink1955 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post I got my hands on 07 Yaris steering column with ECU non-ABS ($36 ! ).... By waid302 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post You are correct, the Prius unit has a larger gear case than the Yarus... By kevink1955 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]kevink1955 (9/17/2016)[/b][hr] Keep us informed of any... By waid302 ( 8 Years Ago )
Forum Post I signed up to this forum, just because of this thread. Waid, thanks... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post It should work provided the square wave being generated is the proper... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]kevink1955 (11/4/2018)[/b][hr] It should work provided... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew I am not sure about PWM signal, When I did my testing on the... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]kevink1955 (11/4/2018)[/b][hr] Andrew I am not sure... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hello everyone, This afternoon I finished the Prius EPS install on my... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew, looks good. Carrying the column tube all the way thru the... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post We have success!!! I was originally using a Scion Xd ECU. It was... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew That's great, another milestone in the Electric Steering... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevin, It was actually your experimentation with the square wave... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew Please do not take the numbers I reported as "Cast In Stone"... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
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Forum Post If the vss will not generate the signal desired, you might be able to... By charliemccraney ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]charliemccraney (11/13/2018)[/b][hr] If the vss will not... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post I am checking with some people at Holley to see if it would be a... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew Would like to hear what Holley has to say about combining... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevin, Thanks for the compliments! The Cougar has been a really... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post I've been doing more research and found this link very helpful:... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew I just cannot wrap my head around Holleys text on the speedo... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevin, We might be over thinking this. The Holley signal is... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post I looked on Youtube. On the surface, they jump a couple terminals and... By charliemccraney ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]charliemccraney (11/15/2018)[/b][hr] I looked on... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Alright. Awesome news. I wanted to temporarily try the PWM+ trigger to... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevin, Have you played around with any of the other pins to see if... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew I wish I could bench test it but I think the only Yarus ECU I... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]kevink1955 (11/17/2018) ..... Have you done anymore... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post The plot thickens.... I have been digging deeper into the ins and... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew I have not found any other pin that will wake the unit up,... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Kevin, I firmly believe in your bench testing and it has been... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew The next code down U0121 ABS communications error leads me to... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post That picture is right out of the FSM for a 2007 Yaris. At various... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew I would not expect a Yarus to have power steering with just... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post I asked the kid that was driving the Yaris today and his does have... By andrewb70 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew Ok,so the Yarus has ABS so the only way it could turn on is... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
Forum Post Andrew I did find the Yarus ECU and found the following For these... By kevink1955 ( 6 Years Ago )
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