what is this?

[muddymud]

my brother was sitting in my truck and he moved the steering and the body and chassis wend side to side and the front axxle stayed still  :? :-k

when i had a look this had snapped. but what is it??

this is the snapped one


this is where it goes.


Cheers,
Nick

[meathumper]

Jesus  , is he a competitor for the worlds strongest man.

[muddymud]

some one must know what this is? need to buy a new one!

[BobtailBogey]

thats your panhard rod mount wich holds the axle where its supposed to be....

[tack43]

Also bolts to steering box!

Rich

[stuntman]

You should get one of those for very little, I can't image theres a market for many of them!

[Range Rover Blues]

The bit you have bust is the steering box/panhard rod tie-arm or tie-bar.  The original RRC didn't have this, it had the large casting in your picture which locates the panhard rod and therefore the axle sideways under the chassis.  Mounted close by is the steering box.  It was quickly found that the chasis twists even over this short distance, as you have observed, and steering control is affected.

The good news is that all coil sprung LR have one and they are probably all the same part.  I suspect yours has either been fitted incorreclty or was somehow weakened or faulty from new.

I've probably got one kicking around if you can't find one anywhere else.

[J.D.]

Nick, Im 99% certain I have one kicking around the workshop, so will make sure you get it when you come to pick the gearbox up. It will likely be off a Discovery, but should still fit.