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Steering broken?

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SMason0877:
I'll have a look at the belt when i get home, i'm not the most mechanically minded, thanks for your input though.  I'll let you know  :)

SMason0877:
The belt is nice and tight, and i've topped up the fluid but it was only slightly low.  

Took it into a garage for them to check and they think it might be the steering box, they said u can adjust them but its a nightmare and would prefer to put a new one on, but have said they would fit a second hand one if i got one.

I'm gonna price up a second hand one, but is adjusting the box really that complicated?

petergalileo:
Just had this on my Discovery, turn the wheel from centre and it feels tight, you nudge it over a couple of times and you get the power steering back.

I cured mine, was the steering box.

gtomo2:
to adjust the steering box of you look at it from the top you should see a nut and bolt just slacken the nut off and turn the bolt down till the play has gone oh and the bolt should have a slot in it for a screwdriver blade

Sheddy:
If the steering has a "notchy" feel to it then the steering box isn't just worn, it has probably got its fallen off of the worm drive thingy inside.

Ball bearings sit inside a spiral track so as you turn the steering the ball bearings move up and down the spiral.  That spiral is the worm drive thingy.  In my old Transit, it had the same system and this went all notchy.  It just meant that as I drove round a corner there was additional resistance to turning the wheel at a couple of points..... until the steering jammed halfway round a bend and I went through a shop front.

My advice would be don't drive it until its fixed, I was lucky and walked away but that was because I was only doing about 15mph at the time of impact.

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