Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Disco-Ron on April 07, 2007, 17:23:16
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Very odd, all of a sudden, my steering box is very wet on the drop arm, nothing above that, so it would appear the bottom seal has gone..... does this mean /recon box? or would a new seal do the job do you think, and also, how hard is it to do with the box in situ..??
TA!
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Try Lucas stop leak its about £10
Mine leaked , fitted a good used one 4 months later leaked, put the above in , slowed the leak now bought a recon from Paddocks £99 + vat and surcharge £200 but you get £100 back when you send the old one in.
Only one I could find with a 12 month warrenty
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Thanks, i'm out playing tomorrow, but i have a pot of new fluid in case it leaks lots, i'm thinking that for the cost of the seal kit, i might try that first....
Cheers!
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my 300tdi leaked so i fitted the bottom seal and its been ok now for 14 months :D i did have to buy the whole seal kit though which was about £14 if i recall.
if you do go the seal route then you,ll need hydraulic pullers to get the drop arm off along with a bit of heat, mine needed all of a 10 tonne puller to move it
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Yikes, maybe i'll see if i can get the drop arm off first, if not, then i'll just get a recon box.....
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I thought of that but I heard mixed reports about the life span of seal kits, so just went for a new box
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If the seal goes it's often a sign that the bush or shaft above it is worn, that's why seals often fail soon after replacement. It's not guaranteed to be that though but as soad the drop arm can be a pig.
First time I tried it was having none of it so I had to rebuild the ball joint in situe, crouched under the car.
When I finally swapped the box I had a spare drop arm so I would have sent the box back with drop arm still fitted, but one day I 'needed something to hit', it took one good swing with a hammer and away it came :evil:
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I reckon it's down to the bigger wheels/tyres i just fitted, more strain and al that.... recon box will be fitted!!!