P700 Super ATV power steering Install.

[swsebek]

Ok,first of all.It wasn't that bad...I ordered the kit Thursday at 7ish and it arrived Saturday at 10 am... Why the hell cant Amazon learn from them...I initially was not going to remove the fender.... But remove it!!!! It makes it so much easier.... The steering wheel can just be pulled up once the clip is off.But you don't have to take it out.... If you have a large floor jack then use it.cause it makes getting to stuff easier. If you have to get in hood part then let it down. While you are taking bolts out of the upper and lower universals then lift tires off ground and this will allow you to get to the bolts easier....And you can just push tires to turn bolt towards yourself.

lay everything out on table and make sure it's all there...The instructions are pretty good I think.But they didn't make the pictures bright enough. They are shadowed and a few things are removed from the machine in them that they don't talk about.

The fender is easy to take off.. but 3 areas are tricky...Below pic shows driverside headlight plastic housing has two Small Philip head screws that you can only see from under fender looking up.

And there is this fellow here that is hidden under here that is tricky to get to..

It's right under here.Taking the bolt out is not as bad as putting the little tird back in..

Now with fender off you can see whats going on. And the pics in the direction booklet show you with the fender off...

The little plastic clips come out with two flat screwdrivers very fast.....BUT LET ME WARN YOU!!! Every bolt or clip or anything you drop falls clean down and lands on the skid plate for you to look for... If machine is clean it helps a lot too...Above-Left-Bottom you see an L-bracket that is because I have mudd busters fender flares.

 

[swsebek]

This is below below steering wheel Behind dash.Pull rubber boot down by hand.Then you will see snapring with large washer behind it.

Pop off the snapring with snapring pliers and it will slide down.

Now loosen and remove all the bolts on the universals on the stem.I put a couple extensions on my ratchet and used 10 mm..

Below is right above the rack and pinion shaft... It stays.You could use a wrench but this way no busted nuckles.

 

[bigbruse]

Ok first of all It wasn't that bad...I ordered the kit Thursday at 7ish and it arrived Saturday 10 am... Why the hell cant Amazon learn from them...I initially was not going to remove the fender.... But remove it!!!! It makes it so much easier.... the steering wheel can just be pulled up once the clip is off.But you don't have to take it out.... If you you have a large floor jack then use it.cause it makes getting to stuff easier. If you have to get in hood part then let it down. While you are taking bolts out of the upper and lower universals then lift tires off ground and this will allow you to get to the bolts easier....And you can just push tires to turn bolt towards yourself.View attachment 64093lay everything out on table and make sure it's all there...The instructions are pretty good I think but they didn't make the pictures bright enough. They are shadowed and a few things are removed from the machine in them that they don't talk about.View attachment 64095The fender is easy to take off.. but 3 areas are tricky...Below pic shows driverside headlight plastic housing has two Small Philip head screws that you can only see from under fender looking up. View attachment 64098 And there is this fellow here that is hidden under here that is tricky to get to..View attachment 64099 It's right under here.Taking off is not as bad as putting the little tird back in..View attachment 64100Now with fender off you can see what going on. And the pics in the direction show you with it off... View attachment 64101 The little plastic clips come out with two flat screwdrivers very fast..... LET ME WARN YOU!!! Ever bolt or clip or anything you drop falls clean down and lands on the skid plate for you to look for... If machine is clean it helps a lot too...Above-Left-Bottom you see an L-bracket that is because I have mudd busters flares.
More to come I have to do this in parts....

Swsebek,
awesome details so far!!

 

[swsebek]

Now above The stock steering shaft is laying.I also layed out all the bolts from fender cause I never had it off before this...I mark my stuff cause my brain gives out from time to time...

The kits bolt package is very nice and well labeled

The directions show that you have to cut out this little area that is bumped out.So I did.

Scored it several times and popped it off

Too bad it was the wrong side...hahaha. But luckily it didn't matter because this whole piece has to come out. Piece below is behind the fan and its angled to keep mudd and stuff from coming up in under hood...

I didn't take the whole thing out. Just enough to get the steering motor mount plate on...

 

[swsebek]

• Put lower shaft on andconnect it to rack and pinion shaft. Then mount motor to plate and bump it in..... But it goes..
  
  That stock plastic wire holder below gets cut off
  
  You can see it bolted now.. all bolts are loose.. except motor 3 bolts... I tightened them...It's tricky fishing it in place because you have to wiggle it in and the same time line splines up with shaft on motor and lower universal.Install lower universal bolt that holds splined shaft in... leave all bolts loose again.
  
  Now Install upper shaft to motor and to steering stem....Remember to slide on washer, clip and rubber boot.... I didn't the first time also have machine front wheels off ground and straight.check steering wheel so it not crooked... I mean so your Honda logo on it reads straightforward with wheels...
  
  There is paint on splines so some encouraging taps are required...Once on,put in bolts to hold shafts... leave loose..
  
  Above is the plastic plate I cut out. It doesn't tell you in instructions at all... But you will notice quick
  
  You have to cut this little piece on the fender to have clearance for motor plate... also You have to cut out bumped area above the floor brake spring
  
  Above is the electronic module mounted. Where four plugs that go into it.They are all shaped different. So very easy...

 

[swsebek]

Ok !!The kit has three wires.. two for the battery and one white one for key on power.They plug into the electronic box and run down along frame

down under footwell on passenger side On top of frame

Above I shoved this orange thingy down from top in battery compartment.

And here it is on bottom of SXS. Now take you positive and ground and tape them to your thingy. It's tough to get them through without something to snake them up through.Be careful and pull them up with.You might have to jockey from top to bottom. Wiggle some and do some pulling and some more wiggling but they will go..

 

[swsebek]

Now hook them on battery and splice into a wire under hood that is only Hot with key on. Now tighten all the bolts...Now you are ready to put fender back on. The top bolt above the e- brake is a prick... but after you get it clipped on do this

 

[swsebek]

Use a bungy cord and pull toward seat with another one..... now you can put that bolt in...I didn't have extra hands or help.Also it is better to have plastic kind of warm. I have learned in the past that plastic may be brittle and brake if too coldATTACH=full]64142[/ATTACH]

And there you have it.Ziptie the wires all the way back. The unit has an led red light that lets you know it's ok when key is turned on...I'm no electrician so don't laugh at my wiring.
I must say that everything is way worth the money... My garage floor is fiber webbing and when the machine is just sitting there you can not turn the wheels before at all.. with this unit hooked up I can cut the wheel easily and you can hear the treads ripping... I haven't tested yet...

 

[swsebek]

The whole Install took me 4 hours by myself and taking my time. There is a lot there for 500 bucks... I will give a ride report as soon As I can...

 

[Bad_bowtie]

Excellent write up! I didn't realize that the install on the P700 was that much more involved than on the P5.

 

[Deluxe700]

Great Write Up !!

 

[jinx]

Great write up and glad I bought a deluxe lol.
I was at Home Depot earlier looking at those orange thingys you used. NiteIze gear ties? If I had read this write up beforehand it would've changed my decision that I didn't really need some bendy thingy lol

 

[swsebek]

And them bendy thingys are made in USA

 

[bigbruse]

View attachment 64150 And them bendy things are made in USA

awesome wright up !!!!

 

[Mudwing]

That write up alone makes me want to get power steering!

 

[tjoreo]

Very good write up and thank you for doing it for everyone in the future. I'm sure you will love it.

 

[swsebek]

As I searched for tips on the Web. I came across my old post from That other place in 2015....I laughed back then and said I guess I can live without it....I wished I wouldn't have listened to that guy....boy was Jimbo right....

 

[jinx]

I test drove with/without power steering before making our purchase and easily leaned towards the deluxe.
I enjoy the power steering before even getting out of the garage because the rig is generally parked offset from the door and takes some jockeying around to get out.
Welcome to the limp wrist club lmao

 

[allgm1]

great write up @swsebek , it is really one of those "not nessesary " upgrades but it sure make life a little easier.

 

[swsebek]

When I ordered the kit, I didn't know you got 20 extra dollars off for joining their email list.BigBruse told me So I hurried and texted them about it.I asked for some stickers for my windshield I'm making and They sent me this.They called it "The Swag Bag"5 drink holders 4 large stickers and a very nice book
Super ATV is one heck of a company..