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Matt_H:
well my steering box now leaks the fluid almost as fast as I can put it in so I guess it needs to be replaced..

I had a chat with safari engineering and they'vequoted £180 for the recon box and £120 to fit (all plus VAT)  Thebox itself is not too much more than I found on the web.  I like to try things myself but not that great at new stuff without a hand.....

Anyone done it - what kind of job is it?  Anything complicated or difficult and are there any pitfalls or things to watch out for?  (Anyone want to do it for me? ;)  )

Thanks
Matthew

hobbit:
Bit far away to do it for you, but not a difficult job, handy with a second pair of hands though, if possible see if the replacement box has a drop arm fitted, and the same one as yours, if its the other type you will have to change the track rod end that fits into it.
Its not always possible to remove the arm of your box.

Disconnect the steering arm on the top of the box from the spline, two pipes to take off, the mains bolts are down the side of the chassis behind the front offside wheel

Make sure that the steering bar comes out of the steering arm ok, drop the panhard rod for easier access, the you will feel how heavy the unit is with the replacement one, handy for 2 people, harder on your own though

Refitting ok, make sure that the pipes on top do not cross thread the holes, and check the state of the o-rings, one of mine was a bit chewed and needed replacing

Remember after you have done, you may have to undo the steering wheel connecting arm to re-centre the steering wheel

Refill the resevoir bottle, I bled the system on the square nut on the top of the steering box, then just turn the steering full left to full right a couple of times, then top up the fluid to the correct level

Anything I've missed I'm sure somebody will add, hopefully

Matt_H:
doesn't sound that difficult to do... thats of course if the rust monkeys haven't got in anywhere.  I had to drop the big bar thig that bolts to the steering box and chasis to fit a steering guard last weekend and need to heat it with oxy-aceta-whats-it to get the middle bolt out!

One place said it was a real pig to get everything lined up again so that put me off a bit - wonder if that was just to convince me to pay them (no it wasn't safari!)

M

hobbit:
A good soaking of spray oil should help the bolts that go through the chassis, they are threaded straight into the steering box itself, so apart from being very tight once they crack they shoudl come away fairly easily

Its awkward to lift in and out but if somebody is on the top to guide the steering bar into the spindle for you makes it easier, if you leave the bolted arm on the steering box and just undo the nut at the side, it helps to support the box until you drop it out

karloss:

--- Quote from: "Hobbit874" ---Its not always possible to remove the arm of your box.
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It's always possible to remove the arm Kev, it's just not always pretty" :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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