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muky-kid.:
:(  Hi all, after sorting the rumbleing problem i had with the front axle after fitting new radious arm bushes and checking front prop for slide and everything else... eventually the rumbleing at low speeds has stopped, but now my steering is up the wall. Now ive got loads of play in the steering ( about 5" either way from centre ) before wheels start to turn which is a bit scary esspeccially when i lift off the accelerator the rangie tends to wander about a bit and is hard to keep in a straight line.

 My question is how easy is it to adjust play in steering box.

Ive renewed all ball joints and steering drop arm ball joint ( which was a pig to get out ), when this was done i ran it over a tracking test board it was fine but recently the steering has got a lot of free play in it. Please help as this is driveing me mad. :(

coffee boy:
check the drop arm again,i had all mine replaced in a garage but after 3 days and halfway to sodbury sortout the reteining plate in the base came out giving me about the same amount of play. just a thought

muky-kid.:

--- Quote from: "coffee boy" ---check the drop arm again,i had all mine replaced in a garage but after 3 days and halfway to sodbury sortout the reteining plate in the base came out giving me about the same amount of play. just a thought
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Cheers mate, ill check it in the morning. :D

Range Rover Blues:
Let's hope it's that simple 'cos you can't really adjust that much play out of a steering box.

Also did you check the Panhard rod bushes, this is often the cause of vague steering like you describe.
Re-torque the drop arm if you removed it, they can also come loose after a short drive!

muky-kid.:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---Let's hope it's that simple 'cos you can't really adjust that much play out of a steering box.

Also did you check the Panhard rod bushes, this is often the cause of vague steering like you describe.
Re-torque the drop arm if you removed it, they can also come loose after a short drive!
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 I replaced the Panhard bushes same time as track rod ends, radious arm bushes etc. Ill check the actual drop arm again as like you say it can come loose. T he drop arm ball joint is o.k i checked it this morning. I did not remove the drop arm when i replaced the ball joint. May need a complete strip down of steering box or bye a new one... :(

Thanks for the advice though.. :D

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