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      09-16-2011, 07:58 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Jon D View Post
It's not an electric pump, it's an electric motor. Any input from the steering wheel is routed through a control/computer unit before the motor can react and move the rack accordingly. No matter how short, a slight delay must be incurred, resulting in the widely reported numbness.
This is not how electric power steering works. The electric motor works on the shaft, assisting in turning it. There is a direct connection between the shaft and the steering box. What you described is drive by wire steering, which the F10 does not have.
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