VIDEO: Ford F-150 EPS-Rack Replacement

Installing electronic steering components requires PMI configuration.

Published: April 19, 2021

Replacing an electric rack-and-pinion power-steering unit is very similar to a conventional hydraulic rack-and-pinion unit. However, there are some additional steps required.

This electronic rack and pinion requires us to perform what’s called a PMI, which also is known as a programmable module installation. This means we’re going to pull the original power-steering control-module configuring information from the original rack and pinion before we remove it, then upload this data to the replacement rack and pinion after installation is complete.

This video is sponsored by Cardone.

Sway Bars and Linkages

The basic operation of a sway bar is quite simple.

By Josh Cable

Josh Cable is the editor of Counterman and ShopOwner. He joined Babcox Media in January 2017, and has been working in the field of journalism since 1999.

Published: March 27, 2024

Sway bars, anti-sway bars, roll bars, anti-roll bars and stabilizer bars are all the same thing, and it’s generally understood they improve handling, but how?

Any time a vehicle is turning, forces related to the laws of physics cause the body to roll, sway or tip away from the turn. When this happens, the weight shift to the outside, in turn compresses the suspension on the outside, resulting in lift and a loss of traction on the inside, which leads to poor handling and potentially the loss of control.