MORGAN POWER STEERING
by GoMoG

GENERAL

Power steering (EZ Steer)  is an option that was first offered by Jack Knight Engineering. Jack Knight,  before its bankruptcy and re-opening, was the original designer and supplier of the Morgan rack & pinion steering system used  from 1983 until 2007. Though a former emplyee of Jack Knight reopened the company same year, Morgan opted to have the original Jack Knight setup, which admittedly always has had a number of design issues to cure, essentially copied by Quaife Engineering, a respect Biritish auto parts manufacturer.  In sum, the design has not changed, though the quality is reportedly better (though there were no complaints before) . However, there are now less options, with Quaife, available on turns-to-lock. Many more ARE offered for the JK system.

In December 2005, Jack Knight presented an addon power steering option to the Morgan community. 

Since that time the same system has been offered by others,  including the Morgan Company itself, who even made it standard on their 2014 Plus 4.  Many Morgan dealers will also supply and install the system. Beware as the pricing varies a lot for the same system from place to place.

REVIEW

The system adds complexity to a car once famous for its simplicity and the ease of owner intervention. Sadly, it is often used, at enormous cost, to cure steering issues caused of poor maintenance or repair. Vintage cars do not self-adjust, as do current autos, to cover up the effects of sloppy ownership.  As well,  despite the claims, placing an additional intervening power system between a driver and the front wheels, prejudices and diminishes the "feel"  the car feeds back to the driver, not only of the steering, but the sense of the stresses on the car, taking more of the sport out of a sport car. Though it is true that the classic range has widened over the last 20 years, and that will make steering heavier, modifications and fine tuning should compensate for that. If not, consult the GoMoG Manual.  

Yet, all this being said,  power steering is an excellent answer for those of us who are aging or incapacitated in some way.  

Jack Knight

EZ Steer

Morgan Agents