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I'm at my whits end.......
petergalileo:
Just looking at your posts, have you tried removing or replacing the steering damper ? if its full of mud or the seals have gone the extra strain on the box might be blowing the seals, I know the one I tool off my first discovery was more like a rusted rod sitting in a plastic shell.
And if you have a lift kit I would imagine the larger angle the bar from the steering box that goes to the passenger side hub would take more effort than the box can handle - Ive never heard about this before but it seems to make sense to me !
Failing both of those and to make a change, why not try a recon 3 bolt box from paddocks, I fitted one to my 1990 V8, its a bit heavier but bolted straight onto mine but you might have to investigate a new drop arm, not 100% sure if I replaced mine or not.
Disco-Ron:
Peter, just yesterday i replaced the top seal on the current box, i had the front axle on axle stands, ie, wheels not on the ground.... i topped the fluid up, and started the engine, i simply let it idle for 20 mins, turning the steering wheel every now and then...... surprise surprise, it sprung a leak in a different place, i will try my hardest NOT to EVER deal with paddocks again, especailly for a recon steering box, the quality of the boxes they've sent me has been diabolical, and they don't even respond to emails!!!
The truck is lifted, and the steering damper has no sleeve on it, so it can not get full of mud......
petergalileo:
The only thing I can think of is something making the steering hard to turn, which could be...
steering damper, bottom ball joints, whatever the pivot is at the top (cant remember off the top of my head), the drop arm ball joint.
The other steering ball joints dont actually move very much anyway and I dont think would stiffen the steering.
All the above would make the steering feel stiffer though.
If you have replaced the box and the pump then they cant be at fault everytime.
Did the new pump come with its own pulley ? if the pulley is a different size maybe its spinning the pump too quickly and putting in too much pressure ??
I am clutching at straws, I will ask around tomorrow and see if anyone else can think of something.
RichardM:
--- Quote from: Disco-Ron ---i will try my hardest NOT to EVER deal with paddocks again, especailly for a recon steering box, the quality of the boxes they've sent me has been diabolical, and they don't even respond to emails!!!
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I've never bought a recon steering box from Paddocks, but I have bought lots from them. I have never had a problem with them or anything I have bought from them. They have always responded to emails, sometimes ringing me to make sure things are ok
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Disco-Ron:
Thanks Peter, but with the axle off the ground i can turn the wheels from lock to lock by hand, nothing is tight......
My brain is saying too much pressure, but it's a new pump, and therefore prv, the pulley is the original one, i'm just totally stuck........ i'd hate to be either paying someone to fix it, or even worse being paid to fix it, and just getting to this point and being stuck.....
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