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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: bombx3 on October 26, 2006, 18:57:01

Title: how long to change a steering box
Post by: bombx3 on October 26, 2006, 18:57:01: hi how long to change a steering box please ,i am a pretty good machanic since i brought a defender.thanx Ray
Title: Re: how long to change a steering box
Post by: bigfatsi on October 26, 2006, 19:26:16: Quote from: "bombx3"
hi how long to change a steering box please ,i am a pretty good machanic since i brought a defender.thanx Ray

:lol:

Can'y help you with the steering box but I soooooo know how you feel about learning mechanics! I feel your pain :lol:
Title: how long to change a steering box
Post by: bullfrog on October 26, 2006, 19:48:12: Less than an hour ! :)
Slacken off steering columb and pipes then pop steering rod off. Then undo chassis bolts. Make sure steering arm on box is inline with chassis as this make it easy to remove. :wink:
Title: how long to change a steering box
Post by: Litch on October 26, 2006, 20:03:55: Easier on a NA D as there is plenty of room to access it from the top, access is more restricted on a 300TDi (not sure about a 200) so you have to do most of it from below. Still not a difficult job though and you should have it done in around an hour or so.
Title: how long to change a steering box
Post by: HotShot on October 26, 2006, 20:53:08: All assuming you have bought the new box with a new drop arm already fitted.
Otherwise removing the drop arm could take 3 or 4 times longer than swapping the box !!!
Title: how long to change a steering box
Post by: bombx3 on October 26, 2006, 21:04:04: thanx ,should i buy one with a drop arm .I am taking mine off and swaping it for a recon one aprox Ã‚Â£140
Title: how long to change a steering box
Post by: Litch on October 27, 2006, 19:53:50: Just assumed a new box would come with a drop-arm, having tried to remove one once I would definately say you should get one with the arm attached as it can be a pig of a job to get the old one off.
Title: how long to change a steering box
Post by: B90 on October 28, 2006, 00:40:17: Get one with the arm. you will spend more time trying to get the old arm off than you will fitting the new box. :evil:
Let us know how you get on.
Bryan