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Steer Motor problem

I have a PR4500 with a DC Power Steering Motor. The motor does not engage all the time causing loss of power steering. I have verified power to the solenoid, the Access is displaying "ON" when looking at A3.4 while standing on the presence switch and brake.

I have replaced the solenoid-it appeared to have been tapped a few times in the past.

I have also replaced the brushes in the motor. I have power to the solenoid, FU1, 2, & 3 are all good.

I have to be missing something simple.....
  • Posted 9 Nov 2014 03:19
  • By levi_m
  • joined 24 May'14 - 4 messages
  • Indiana, United States
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how about this:

the steering circuit is loosing it's sensing signal from the steering tiller and is timing out. This might explain why it appears the access123 might be loosing an output signal to the solenoid, because it actually is turning it off because of loosing input from the tiller encoder?

does this sound about right?
if you have the ability to monitor the steer motor solenoid turning on and off i'm sure you have the ability to monitor the tiller encoder signal too, yes?
  • Posted 31 Mar 2015 21:11
  • Modified 31 Mar 2015 21:12 by poster
  • By swoop223
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Please explain why access 3 would send a false negative
  • Posted 31 Mar 2015 14:39
  • By mike881
  • joined 31 Mar'15 - 1 message
  • Georgia, United States
when you see on when checking the display it means that the access 3 has sent a negative to the solinoid to allow it turn on. you might want to check the positive to the solinoid or you might have a bad access 3 not sending out the negative it thinks it is sending out
  • Posted 29 Nov 2014 00:51
  • By popeye
  • joined 24 Nov'14 - 208 messages
  • Ohio, United States

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