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Under the Ukwethemba umbrella, fall National Power Steering and Natal Power Steering.
We specialise in the stripping and reconditioning of worn or leaking manual or power steering racks, boxes and pumps. We replace with new or reconditioned units. We are able to source new spares or have the expertise to recondition units using the finest quality imported seals and spares.
Our workshops, in both KZN and Gauteng, hold a huge range of reconditioned units, seals and seal kits as well as new pumps, racks and boxes, which enable us to get your vehicle safely back on the road with minimum down time.
We can arrange delivery to locations throughout South Africa efficiently and cost effectively. Our seals, pumps and racks are also exported to various other sub-Saharan customers.
Export documents are generated in-house by our export department. All units are tested using our high pressure testing equipment to ensure that our jobs leave our workshops in perfect order. All vehicles are test driven after completion of work.
We also do repairs to vehicle suspension including control arms, bushes, tie rod ends etc. which is instrumental in the proper functioning of your steering mechanism. CV joints and brakes also form part of our repair work.
We use the state of the art John Bean wheel alignment machinery to ensure your vehicles wheels are perfectly aligned which is absolutely necessary after we have worked on your steering or suspension.
We also have a new division which offers sales of and repairs to all makes of hydraulic hoists, pallet jacks & other lifting equipment used in the automotive industry.
Hydraulic Pipe Manufacturing services are essential to any company that requires a basic means for transporting pressurized fluid from one component to another. To say that the hydraulic pipe is an important part of a hydraulic system is a huge understatement. The flexibility of the hose enables components to be positioned in the most efficient or convenient places, because the hose has the ability to bend around corners, through tight spaces, or across long distances.
Modern hydraulic pipes typically consist of at least four parts: an inner tube that carries the fluid, a reinforcement layer, a protective outer layer and a restrictor.
The inner tube must have some flexibility and needs to be compatible with the type of fluid it will carry and the pressure it will need to hold.
Hydraulic Pipe Manufacturing
Power steering hydraulic pipes are very specific in that they have to be made in a specific way and with only one type of material. A common mistake is to take the cheaper option and fit industrial grade hydraulic hose. This will almost always compromise the power steering system.
We have specialized machinery to manufacture Hydraulic power steering Pipes in Durban. This in-house service is offered at our workshop in Pinetown, Durban.
Electronic Power Steering
Electronic Power Steering is the future with motor vehicles. Most modern-day vehicles do not come fitted with hydraulic power steering systems anymore. They now come out with an Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system. There are three versions available: EPS steering racks, EPS steering columns or EPS steering pumps.
As petrol prices seem to never drop, it is important for vehicles to be as fuel efficient as possible. This is where an EPS system comes in handy. These systems are controlled via the vehicles CPU and not off the drive of the motor.
EPS systems are becoming more popular among auto manufacturers due to the fact that they provide a more refined feel that can be adjusted as needed.
Besides Power Steering and Suspension, we now offer EPS repairs and replacements. This is done with very specialized machinery at our workshop in Pinetown, Durban.
We repair and replace EPS Columns; Racks and Pumps, for certain automotive models.
Power Steering Wholesale
We wholesale to Auto Mechanics; Car Dealerships and other Power Steering Specialists around South Africa, as well as across the border into Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Swaziland and Botswana. We regularly travel abroad to source the best quality and best deals in all Power Steering part, thereby ensuring we can offer the most competitive and best quality parts. Our stock is continuously expanding, so we can offer the trade a wide Power Steering Wholesale supply. We also offer a full Power Steering and Suspension service in both Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng for all automotive types. On a national basis, we offer Truck Box repairs and replacements. We employ specialist mechanics to service both passenger vehicles, as well as heavy duty buses & trucks. Light duty vehicles & heavy duty vehicles have different steering mechanisms, and therefore require mechanics who specialise in these different mechanisms We now offer repairs and replacements to Electronic Power Steering. This includes Columns; Racks and Pumps, for certain models. We also manufacture hydraulic pipes.