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lethal steering failure
« on: February 16, 2008, 21:59:12 »
bought a 300 disco last night ,drove it home some 50 miles ,tonight went to turn round at bottom of road and the steering box has major failure,the shaft that  the drop arm is attached to is hanging out ..losing all steering control ...could have been lethal last night when doing 70.... :shock: :shock:
does anyone know of this happening else where to anyone ???
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2008, 22:02:36 »
 :shock: has the shaft snapped then??? as far as i know the shaft cant come out downwards due to the way its made it has to be removed from the top  :?
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2008, 22:05:17 »
you were flipin lucky then, if you know what i mean. :D
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2008, 22:09:09 »
Happened to the chap who runs our local parts place - similar circumstances too!
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2008, 22:22:14 »
thats a bit worrying isnt it. lets hope it dont become a common fault.can you post some pics when you get it off..........
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2008, 22:54:37 »
will take it apart tomorra and post pics


would it be worth contacting landrover about it  :evil:
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2008, 23:19:33 »
If it was a Genuine Parts box then yes, I would.
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2008, 23:21:55 »
how can i tell if it's a genuine part tho ??
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2008, 01:26:19 »
took steering box off today and the shaft has snapped in two  :shock: :shock:

must have been a flaw in the manufacture,,,i cannot see how a inch and a quarter solid steel bar could snap half way up the inside of the box like that  :evil:
will put piccy on soon
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2008, 20:13:13 »
theres a lot of torsional stress on the shaft, hence its thickness, and poor maintenance, combined with a hard life can all weaken it.. dry steering for example puts huuuuge amounts of stress on the steering joints... and wears the tyres!

I imagine the previous keeper ignored the leek/play on the premise that it was going for sale soon....


someones life is surely worth a few quid!?
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2008, 20:16:25 »
landrover wouldnt be interested if it was a brand new motor (speaking from experiance) let alone an old series 1 disco.
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Re: lethal steering failure
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2008, 17:16:43 »
Quote from: Ja1983 on February 18, 2008, 20:13:13
theres a lot of torsional stress on the shaft, hence its thickness, and poor maintenance, combined with a hard life can all weaken it.. dry steering for example puts huuuuge amounts of stress on the steering joints... and wears the tyres!

I imagine the previous keeper ignored the leek/play on the premise that it was going for sale soon....


someones life is surely worth a few quid!?


Poor maintenance - I cant see how this failure could be connected to that.

gotta be a flaw in the metal


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