HOSS 3.0 severe duty STEERING RACK and TIE RODS ...Ford Performance M-3200-WT

[mcinfantry]

So, here is what you do. Ford makes availale the stock module configurations for every vehicle thru here:

https://www.motorcraftservice.com/AsBuilt


Next up...you need a VIN... yours and one for a Bronco with this fancy new steering rack. Turns out, you can find such VIN numbhers on cars.com. Here is what I used...

Wildtrack VIN 1FMEE5DP4NLB05301 not sure if this has the fancy new steering gear. I am guessing not.

Raptor which has this fancy steering rack. VIN 1FMEE5JR9NLA51127.

First Edition 2 door (what you have, right?) 1FMDE5FP0MLA20480

You can now donwload the files and compare. Realizing that Ford does not re-invent the wheel when programming items across platforms,you explore such things as Ranger and F150 sites to get info. It is known that the first 3 digits are thye module as follows:

poertrain control	PCM	7E0
image processing	IPMA	706
gateway module	GWM	716
instrument control	IPC	720
battery energy control	BECM	723
steering column control	SCCM	724
body control	BCM	726
audio control	ACIM	727
power steering control	PSCM	730
parking aid	PAM	736
restraint control	RCM	737
voltage quality	DCDC	746
radio transceiver	RTM	751
transmission control	TCU	754
anti lock	ABS	760
cruise control	CCM	764
occupant classification system	OCSM	765
digital signal processing radio	DSP	783
trailer	TRM	791
all terrain control	ATCM	792
front controls interface	FCIM	7A7
heads up display	HUD	7B2
side obstacle detection left	SODL	7C4
side obstacle detection right	SODR	7C6
accesory protocal interface	APIM	7D0

In addtion, the F-150 guys broke down a lot of stuff here:



Some of the more common features will have the same parameters across platforms, where others will be spcific to the F-150 in that document. A lot of paramter descriptions in the 730 (PSCM) for the F-150 should be same as the Bronco.

So, what you are looking for in teh data from the Ford Service site is anything that starts with 730 that is different in your module vas a Raptor module (it has the rack you want). I have done this for you. You will see that a Wild track is missing 730-05-01 paramters vs the First Edition and Raptor. I do beleive this value is related to a parking distance sensor.

The only difference between a Raptor and a First Edition 2 door is the 023A at then end of paramter 730-03-01. What would I do? I would use forscan to take the original configuration out of your old PSCM and load it into your new rack. Then change the value that is different for the Raptor configuration

wildtrack						raptor						first edition
	730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C
	730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C
	730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B
	730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C
	730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D
	730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037
	730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039
	730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B
	730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D
	730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E
	730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	023A			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139
	730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B
	730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D
	730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E
	730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F
	730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37
	730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38
	730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39
	730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A
	730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B
	730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C
	730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D
	730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E
	730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F
	730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46
	730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47
	730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48
	730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A
							730-05-01	FFFF	3B				730-05-01	FFFF	3B
	730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E
	730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F
	730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040
	730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041
	730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42

Also, realizing that the Ranger uses the same rack control methodology, that shop manual (which I have) can be used to read how the system works. In short, over CAN, the rack gets vehicle speed info. It then uses info from the torque sensor built into the ste steering colum input to the rack along with the speed data to determine how much assist for the rack motor to give. If you have Lane Keeping System (LKS)and Pull Drift Compensation (PDC), the rack can "move itself". The angle sensor is just that...used to determine how far you have turned the wheel for such things as the lines on the backup camera and to determine if the vehicle is going straight (for the PDC system) etc. As far as "calibrating" the rack, there is NOTHING in the shop manual about that. It just tells the technician to go to the ford service website, enter the vehicle vin, download the file for the module, then uplaod it into the new rack....nothing else needed. Becasue of the links above, you now have a method to pull the paramters you need to put in the rack, just like what a Ford technician would do.

For others watching at home....the racks that were failing where not "stripping the gears" Look at pics of failed racks....the casting where the lash adjuster resides is breaking and popping off. Essentially, during high force conditions, the rack is pressing against the lash adjuster and popping it out of the housing. Once the lash adjuster breaks out, the rack can now flop around inside the housing and loose contact with the pinion gear which would lead one to beleive the gears are "stripped"...which they are not. BroncBuster installed a bushing to relieve load from the lash adjuster, but IMHO, he defeated the function of the lash adjuster. If that bushing is a tight fit, it could effect the lash adjustnment on the rack causing other issues over time. From the photos of the new rack, it is very obvious that the area around the lash adjuster has been re-inforced significantly.

Good luck

Ohhhh I love crazy technical discussions like this

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[telenerd]

The big question does the new rack drive and work properly?

 

[ksdon]

So, here is what you do. Ford makes availale the stock module configurations for every vehicle thru here:

https://www.motorcraftservice.com/AsBuilt


Next up...you need a VIN... yours and one for a Bronco with this fancy new steering rack. Turns out, you can find such VIN numbhers on cars.com. Here is what I used...

Wildtrack VIN 1FMEE5DP4NLB05301 not sure if this has the fancy new steering gear. I am guessing not.

Raptor which has this fancy steering rack. VIN 1FMEE5JR9NLA51127.

First Edition 2 door (what you have, right?) 1FMDE5FP0MLA20480

You can now donwload the files and compare. Realizing that Ford does not re-invent the wheel when programming items across platforms,you explore such things as Ranger and F150 sites to get info. It is known that the first 3 digits are thye module as follows:

poertrain control	PCM	7E0
image processing	IPMA	706
gateway module	GWM	716
instrument control	IPC	720
battery energy control	BECM	723
steering column control	SCCM	724
body control	BCM	726
audio control	ACIM	727
power steering control	PSCM	730
parking aid	PAM	736
restraint control	RCM	737
voltage quality	DCDC	746
radio transceiver	RTM	751
transmission control	TCU	754
anti lock	ABS	760
cruise control	CCM	764
occupant classification system	OCSM	765
digital signal processing radio	DSP	783
trailer	TRM	791
all terrain control	ATCM	792
front controls interface	FCIM	7A7
heads up display	HUD	7B2
side obstacle detection left	SODL	7C4
side obstacle detection right	SODR	7C6
accesory protocal interface	APIM	7D0

In addtion, the F-150 guys broke down a lot of stuff here:



Some of the more common features will have the same parameters across platforms, where others will be spcific to the F-150 in that document. A lot of paramter descriptions in the 730 (PSCM) for the F-150 should be same as the Bronco.

So, what you are looking for in teh data from the Ford Service site is anything that starts with 730 that is different in your module vas a Raptor module (it has the rack you want). I have done this for you. You will see that a Wild track is missing 730-05-01 paramters vs the First Edition and Raptor. I do beleive this value is related to a parking distance sensor.

The only difference between a Raptor and a First Edition 2 door is the 023A at then end of paramter 730-03-01. What would I do? I would use forscan to take the original configuration out of your old PSCM and load it into your new rack. Then change the value that is different for the Raptor configuration

wildtrack						raptor						first edition
	730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C
	730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C
	730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B
	730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C
	730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D
	730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037
	730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039
	730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B
	730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D
	730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E
	730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	023A			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139
	730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B
	730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D
	730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E
	730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F
	730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37
	730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38
	730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39
	730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A
	730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B
	730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C
	730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D
	730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E
	730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F
	730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46
	730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47
	730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48
	730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A
							730-05-01	FFFF	3B				730-05-01	FFFF	3B
	730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E
	730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F
	730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040
	730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041
	730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42

Also, realizing that the Ranger uses the same rack control methodology, that shop manual (which I have) can be used to read how the system works. In short, over CAN, the rack gets vehicle speed info. It then uses info from the torque sensor built into the ste steering colum input to the rack along with the speed data to determine how much assist for the rack motor to give. If you have Lane Keeping System (LKS)and Pull Drift Compensation (PDC), the rack can "move itself". The angle sensor is just that...used to determine how far you have turned the wheel for such things as the lines on the backup camera and to determine if the vehicle is going straight (for the PDC system) etc. As far as "calibrating" the rack, there is NOTHING in the shop manual about that. It just tells the technician to go to the ford service website, enter the vehicle vin, download the file for the module, then uplaod it into the new rack....nothing else needed. Becasue of the links above, you now have a method to pull the paramters you need to put in the rack, just like what a Ford technician would do.

For others watching at home....the racks that were failing where not "stripping the gears" Look at pics of failed racks....the casting where the lash adjuster resides is breaking and popping off. Essentially, during high force conditions, the rack is pressing against the lash adjuster and popping it out of the housing. Once the lash adjuster breaks out, the rack can now flop around inside the housing and loose contact with the pinion gear which would lead one to beleive the gears are "stripped"...which they are not. BroncBuster installed a bushing to relieve load from the lash adjuster, but IMHO, he defeated the function of the lash adjuster. If that bushing is a tight fit, it could effect the lash adjustnment on the rack causing other issues over time. From the photos of the new rack, it is very obvious that the area around the lash adjuster has been re-inforced significantly.

Good luck

Maybe we need a bolt on clamp that covers the lash adjuster area from the outside???

 

[CheekyOldMan]

So, here is what you do. Ford makes availale the stock module configurations for every vehicle thru here:

https://www.motorcraftservice.com/AsBuilt


Next up...you need a VIN... yours and one for a Bronco with this fancy new steering rack. Turns out, you can find such VIN numbhers on cars.com. Here is what I used...

Wildtrack VIN 1FMEE5DP4NLB05301 not sure if this has the fancy new steering gear. I am guessing not.

Raptor which has this fancy steering rack. VIN 1FMEE5JR9NLA51127.

First Edition 2 door (what you have, right?) 1FMDE5FP0MLA20480

You can now donwload the files and compare. Realizing that Ford does not re-invent the wheel when programming items across platforms,you explore such things as Ranger and F150 sites to get info. It is known that the first 3 digits are thye module as follows:

poertrain control	PCM	7E0
image processing	IPMA	706
gateway module	GWM	716
instrument control	IPC	720
battery energy control	BECM	723
steering column control	SCCM	724
body control	BCM	726
audio control	ACIM	727
power steering control	PSCM	730
parking aid	PAM	736
restraint control	RCM	737
voltage quality	DCDC	746
radio transceiver	RTM	751
transmission control	TCU	754
anti lock	ABS	760
cruise control	CCM	764
occupant classification system	OCSM	765
digital signal processing radio	DSP	783
trailer	TRM	791
all terrain control	ATCM	792
front controls interface	FCIM	7A7
heads up display	HUD	7B2
side obstacle detection left	SODL	7C4
side obstacle detection right	SODR	7C6
accesory protocal interface	APIM	7D0

In addtion, the F-150 guys broke down a lot of stuff here:



Some of the more common features will have the same parameters across platforms, where others will be spcific to the F-150 in that document. A lot of paramter descriptions in the 730 (PSCM) for the F-150 should be same as the Bronco.

So, what you are looking for in teh data from the Ford Service site is anything that starts with 730 that is different in your module vas a Raptor module (it has the rack you want). I have done this for you. You will see that a Wild track is missing 730-05-01 paramters vs the First Edition and Raptor. I do beleive this value is related to a parking distance sensor.

The only difference between a Raptor and a First Edition 2 door is the 023A at then end of paramter 730-03-01. What would I do? I would use forscan to take the original configuration out of your old PSCM and load it into your new rack. Then change the value that is different for the Raptor configuration

wildtrack						raptor						first edition
	730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C
	730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C
	730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B
	730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C
	730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D
	730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037
	730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039
	730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B
	730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D
	730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E
	730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	023A			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139
	730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B
	730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D
	730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E
	730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F
	730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37
	730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38
	730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39
	730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A
	730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B
	730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C
	730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D
	730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E
	730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F
	730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46
	730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47
	730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48
	730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A
							730-05-01	FFFF	3B				730-05-01	FFFF	3B
	730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E
	730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F
	730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040
	730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041
	730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42

Also, realizing that the Ranger uses the same rack control methodology, that shop manual (which I have) can be used to read how the system works. In short, over CAN, the rack gets vehicle speed info. It then uses info from the torque sensor built into the ste steering colum input to the rack along with the speed data to determine how much assist for the rack motor to give. If you have Lane Keeping System (LKS)and Pull Drift Compensation (PDC), the rack can "move itself". The angle sensor is just that...used to determine how far you have turned the wheel for such things as the lines on the backup camera and to determine if the vehicle is going straight (for the PDC system) etc. As far as "calibrating" the rack, there is NOTHING in the shop manual about that. It just tells the technician to go to the ford service website, enter the vehicle vin, download the file for the module, then uplaod it into the new rack....nothing else needed. Becasue of the links above, you now have a method to pull the paramters you need to put in the rack, just like what a Ford technician would do.

For others watching at home....the racks that were failing where not "stripping the gears" Look at pics of failed racks....the casting where the lash adjuster resides is breaking and popping off. Essentially, during high force conditions, the rack is pressing against the lash adjuster and popping it out of the housing. Once the lash adjuster breaks out, the rack can now flop around inside the housing and loose contact with the pinion gear which would lead one to beleive the gears are "stripped"...which they are not. BroncBuster installed a bushing to relieve load from the lash adjuster, but IMHO, he defeated the function of the lash adjuster. If that bushing is a tight fit, it could effect the lash adjustnment on the rack causing other issues over time. From the photos of the new rack, it is very obvious that the area around the lash adjuster has been re-inforced significantly.

Good luck

This makes a lot of assumptions, including that the module's software has not been updated for the new component. Techniques like this might work, and have worked in the past, but might also brick your brand new rack, requiring a re-flash. I would advise against just randomly throwing shit into the configuration without some comparison of the module's software revs / variants first.

 

[JBlanco]

How many of these tie rod breaks have been with stock tires / not lifted?

More than the ones that should.

 

[jalawson]

So, here is what you do. Ford makes availale the stock module configurations for every vehicle thru here:

https://www.motorcraftservice.com/AsBuilt


Next up...you need a VIN... yours and one for a Bronco with this fancy new steering rack. Turns out, you can find such VIN numbhers on cars.com. Here is what I used...

Wildtrack VIN 1FMEE5DP4NLB05301 not sure if this has the fancy new steering gear. I am guessing not.

Raptor which has this fancy steering rack. VIN 1FMEE5JR9NLA51127.

First Edition 2 door (what you have, right?) 1FMDE5FP0MLA20480

You can now donwload the files and compare. Realizing that Ford does not re-invent the wheel when programming items across platforms,you explore such things as Ranger and F150 sites to get info. It is known that the first 3 digits are thye module as follows:

poertrain control	PCM	7E0
image processing	IPMA	706
gateway module	GWM	716
instrument control	IPC	720
battery energy control	BECM	723
steering column control	SCCM	724
body control	BCM	726
audio control	ACIM	727
power steering control	PSCM	730
parking aid	PAM	736
restraint control	RCM	737
voltage quality	DCDC	746
radio transceiver	RTM	751
transmission control	TCU	754
anti lock	ABS	760
cruise control	CCM	764
occupant classification system	OCSM	765
digital signal processing radio	DSP	783
trailer	TRM	791
all terrain control	ATCM	792
front controls interface	FCIM	7A7
heads up display	HUD	7B2
side obstacle detection left	SODL	7C4
side obstacle detection right	SODR	7C6
accesory protocal interface	APIM	7D0

In addtion, the F-150 guys broke down a lot of stuff here:



Some of the more common features will have the same parameters across platforms, where others will be spcific to the F-150 in that document. A lot of paramter descriptions in the 730 (PSCM) for the F-150 should be same as the Bronco.

So, what you are looking for in teh data from the Ford Service site is anything that starts with 730 that is different in your module vas a Raptor module (it has the rack you want). I have done this for you. You will see that a Wild track is missing 730-05-01 paramters vs the First Edition and Raptor. I do beleive this value is related to a parking distance sensor.

The only difference between a Raptor and a First Edition 2 door is the 023A at then end of paramter 730-03-01. What would I do? I would use forscan to take the original configuration out of your old PSCM and load it into your new rack. Then change the value that is different for the Raptor configuration

wildtrack						raptor						first edition
	730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C
	730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C
	730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B
	730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C
	730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D
	730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037
	730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039
	730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B
	730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D
	730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E
	730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	023A			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139
	730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B
	730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D
	730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E
	730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F
	730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37
	730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38
	730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39
	730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A
	730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B
	730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C
	730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D
	730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E
	730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F
	730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46
	730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47
	730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48
	730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A
							730-05-01	FFFF	3B				730-05-01	FFFF	3B
	730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E
	730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F
	730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040
	730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041
	730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42

Also, realizing that the Ranger uses the same rack control methodology, that shop manual (which I have) can be used to read how the system works. In short, over CAN, the rack gets vehicle speed info. It then uses info from the torque sensor built into the ste steering colum input to the rack along with the speed data to determine how much assist for the rack motor to give. If you have Lane Keeping System (LKS)and Pull Drift Compensation (PDC), the rack can "move itself". The angle sensor is just that...used to determine how far you have turned the wheel for such things as the lines on the backup camera and to determine if the vehicle is going straight (for the PDC system) etc. As far as "calibrating" the rack, there is NOTHING in the shop manual about that. It just tells the technician to go to the ford service website, enter the vehicle vin, download the file for the module, then uplaod it into the new rack....nothing else needed. Becasue of the links above, you now have a method to pull the paramters you need to put in the rack, just like what a Ford technician would do.

For others watching at home....the racks that were failing where not "stripping the gears" Look at pics of failed racks....the casting where the lash adjuster resides is breaking and popping off. Essentially, during high force conditions, the rack is pressing against the lash adjuster and popping it out of the housing. Once the lash adjuster breaks out, the rack can now flop around inside the housing and loose contact with the pinion gear which would lead one to beleive the gears are "stripped"...which they are not. BroncBuster installed a bushing to relieve load from the lash adjuster, but IMHO, he defeated the function of the lash adjuster. If that bushing is a tight fit, it could effect the lash adjustnment on the rack causing other issues over time. From the photos of the new rack, it is very obvious that the area around the lash adjuster has been re-inforced significantly.

Good luck

bravo sir. Thank you! Glad to see some knowledgeable Forscan folks starting to show up here. There an abundance of them on the F150 forum.

 

[Rough Rider]

Havent gotten through all the thread yet, but....the 5.2L block is too wide for the Bronco Frame due to the DOHC set up. You wont get it in. The 7.3 with the pushrods is actually a lot smaller than the 5.XL block and fits in the Bronco.

 

[Jason]

Havent gotten through all the thread yet, but....the 5.2L block is too wide for the Bronco Frame due to the DOHC set up. You wont get it in. The 7.3 with the pushrods is actually a lot smaller than the 5.XL block and fits in the Bronco.

@BigMeatsBronco doesn’t let realities like a “frame” or “doesn’t come with a truck bed” get in the way of his build.

 

[Ranbronc]

This makes a lot of assumptions, including that the module's software has not been updated for the new component. Techniques like this might work, and have worked in the past, but might also brick your brand new rack, requiring a re-flash. I would advise against just randomly throwing shit into the configuration without some comparison of the module's software revs / variants first.

Im all for throwing random numbers at it and seeing what sticks, Op keep us posted on how its going.

 

[Ducati1098]

Raptor guys been trying to crack these types of mods .. not going to work.

There are far more differences between a regular F150 and an F150 Raptor steering system.
I wouldn’t say that it’s even close to a similar comparison between a hoss 2.0 to 3.0 rack. But who knows. We will see.

 

[Ducati1098]

I'm talking from 1 generation raptor to the next generation. Not the standard f 150

Either way. Still sounds way more difficult to go between generations that introduce new steering modes and features as opposed to just changing a larger gear when everything else is the same.

No steering features were changed from a 22 Wildtrak to a 22.5 Wildtrak with 3.0 as far as steering that I know of, so I can’t see the programming being very different at all.

That being said, I’ve never tried changing either one. So I’ll take your word for it.

 

[WuNgUn]

They put a dog-leg bend in the tie-rods?? Do the original rods have this bend?
And this is s'pose to be HD?

 

[Bmadda]

They put a dog-leg bend in the tie-rods?? Do the original rods have this bend?
And this is s'pose to be HD?

Ya, they both do. For wheel clearance. The outers have not failed on anyone AFAIK yet.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

So, here is what you do. Ford makes availale the stock module configurations for every vehicle thru here:

https://www.motorcraftservice.com/AsBuilt


Next up...you need a VIN... yours and one for a Bronco with this fancy new steering rack. Turns out, you can find such VIN numbhers on cars.com. Here is what I used...

Wildtrack VIN 1FMEE5DP4NLB05301 not sure if this has the fancy new steering gear. I am guessing not.

Raptor which has this fancy steering rack. VIN 1FMEE5JR9NLA51127.

First Edition 2 door (what you have, right?) 1FMDE5FP0MLA20480

You can now donwload the files and compare. Realizing that Ford does not re-invent the wheel when programming items across platforms,you explore such things as Ranger and F150 sites to get info. It is known that the first 3 digits are thye module as follows:

poertrain control	PCM	7E0
image processing	IPMA	706
gateway module	GWM	716
instrument control	IPC	720
battery energy control	BECM	723
steering column control	SCCM	724
body control	BCM	726
audio control	ACIM	727
power steering control	PSCM	730
parking aid	PAM	736
restraint control	RCM	737
voltage quality	DCDC	746
radio transceiver	RTM	751
transmission control	TCU	754
anti lock	ABS	760
cruise control	CCM	764
occupant classification system	OCSM	765
digital signal processing radio	DSP	783
trailer	TRM	791
all terrain control	ATCM	792
front controls interface	FCIM	7A7
heads up display	HUD	7B2
side obstacle detection left	SODL	7C4
side obstacle detection right	SODR	7C6
accesory protocal interface	APIM	7D0

In addtion, the F-150 guys broke down a lot of stuff here:



Some of the more common features will have the same parameters across platforms, where others will be spcific to the F-150 in that document. A lot of paramter descriptions in the 730 (PSCM) for the F-150 should be same as the Bronco.

So, what you are looking for in teh data from the Ford Service site is anything that starts with 730 that is different in your module vas a Raptor module (it has the rack you want). I have done this for you. You will see that a Wild track is missing 730-05-01 paramters vs the First Edition and Raptor. I do beleive this value is related to a parking distance sensor.

The only difference between a Raptor and a First Edition 2 door is the 023A at then end of paramter 730-03-01. What would I do? I would use forscan to take the original configuration out of your old PSCM and load it into your new rack. Then change the value that is different for the Raptor configuration

wildtrack						raptor						first edition
	730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C			730-01-01	FF01	0100	023C
	730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C			730-01-02	0002	0000	003C
	730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B			730-01-03	0000	0000	003B
	730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C			730-01-04	0000	0000	003C
	730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D			730-01-05	0000	0000	3D
	730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037			730-02-01	FFFF	FF00	0037
	730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039			730-02-02	FFFF	0000	0039
	730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B			730-02-03	FF00	0000	003B
	730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D			730-02-04	0000	0000	003D
	730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E			730-02-05	0000	0000	3E
	730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	023A			730-03-01	FF00	FFFF	0139
	730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B			730-03-02	00FF	0000	003B
	730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D			730-03-03	0000	0000	003D
	730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E			730-03-04	0000	0000	003E
	730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F			730-03-05	0000	0000	3F
	730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37			730-04-01	FFFF	FFFF	FF37
	730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38			730-04-02	FFFF	FFFF	FF38
	730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39			730-04-03	FFFF	FFFF	FF39
	730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A			730-04-04	FFFF	FFFF	FF3A
	730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B			730-04-05	FFFF	FFFF	FF3B
	730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C			730-04-06	FFFF	FFFF	FF3C
	730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D			730-04-07	FFFF	FFFF	FF3D
	730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E			730-04-08	FFFF	FFFF	FF3E
	730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F			730-04-09	FFFF	FFFF	FF3F
	730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46			730-04-10	FFFF	FFFF	FF46
	730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47			730-04-11	FFFF	FFFF	FF47
	730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48			730-04-12	FFFF	FFFF	FF48
	730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A			730-04-13	FFFF	FFFF	4A
							730-05-01	FFFF	3B				730-05-01	FFFF	3B
	730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E			730-06-01	0000	0000	003E
	730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F			730-06-02	0000	0000	003F
	730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040			730-06-03	0000	0000	0040
	730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041			730-06-04	0000	0000	0041
	730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42			730-06-05	0000	0000	42

Also, realizing that the Ranger uses the same rack control methodology, that shop manual (which I have) can be used to read how the system works. In short, over CAN, the rack gets vehicle speed info. It then uses info from the torque sensor built into the ste steering colum input to the rack along with the speed data to determine how much assist for the rack motor to give. If you have Lane Keeping System (LKS)and Pull Drift Compensation (PDC), the rack can "move itself". The angle sensor is just that...used to determine how far you have turned the wheel for such things as the lines on the backup camera and to determine if the vehicle is going straight (for the PDC system) etc. As far as "calibrating" the rack, there is NOTHING in the shop manual about that. It just tells the technician to go to the ford service website, enter the vehicle vin, download the file for the module, then uplaod it into the new rack....nothing else needed. Becasue of the links above, you now have a method to pull the paramters you need to put in the rack, just like what a Ford technician would do.

For others watching at home....the racks that were failing where not "stripping the gears" Look at pics of failed racks....the casting where the lash adjuster resides is breaking and popping off. Essentially, during high force conditions, the rack is pressing against the lash adjuster and popping it out of the housing. Once the lash adjuster breaks out, the rack can now flop around inside the housing and loose contact with the pinion gear which would lead one to beleive the gears are "stripped"...which they are not. BroncBuster installed a bushing to relieve load from the lash adjuster, but IMHO, he defeated the function of the lash adjuster. If that bushing is a tight fit, it could effect the lash adjustnment on the rack causing other issues over time. From the photos of the new rack, it is very obvious that the area around the lash adjuster has been re-inforced significantly.

Good luck

Thanks for this information, most helpful yet and you are correct! My problem at this point is I think I need to use a newer version of forescan. As I can't get it to read the PSCM data or as built? Additionally I believe the calibration code is different for the WT 3.0?

Edit...I have downloaded forscan newest version and it has some new features, but still won't pull up any PSCM data.

 

[CheekyOldMan]

Thanks for this information, most helpful yet and you are correct! My problem at this point is I think I need to use a newer version of forescan. As I can't get it to read the PSCM data or as built? Additionally I believe the calibration code is different for the WT 3.0?

Send the logs to the support guy, he probably needs to add the module numbers to his database. You’ll want a paid license for this kind of support.

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