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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Oz on April 04, 2009, 19:59:21

Title: steering box
Post by: Oz on April 04, 2009, 19:59:21

Hay guys is a 200/300 tdi steering box the same.............?     and is there any diffrence between defender and discovery steering box?



please help guys

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: crazymac on April 04, 2009, 20:46:44

I believe you go by the amount of bolts on the top?

Discovery ones are 4 bolt (one on each corner) there are also some Rangy ones that are 3 bolt. Hope this helps you?

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: Oz on April 04, 2009, 23:23:27

If that is so yes it helps a lot cheers

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 06, 2009, 00:06:22

3 bolt are the original imperial threaded ones fitted to RRC, I'm told they are stronger.
4 bolt are the later metric ones fitted to all Discos
6 bolt are found on some Defenders, IIRC they are H/D, never seen one.

The only differnece worth worrying about is the later ones had a 6mmm hole at the back of the output shaft that lines up with a slot in the drop arm, to find the centre fo travel.  Otherwise wind it all the wat to the left (drag link removed) then wind it 2 full turns to the right, that's the mid-point.

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: Oz on April 07, 2009, 13:05:52

Cheers mate. u have any idea if they are hard to fit (diy) got some tools and the haynes book of liess?

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: Discopoo on April 07, 2009, 15:18:50

It's more awkward than hard as long as you don't have to remove the drop arm.

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: crazymac on April 07, 2009, 15:19:20

Not hard, just bloomin heavy!!

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: Les Henson on April 09, 2009, 08:29:54

Replacing a PAS box. Vehicle shown is a 6-bolt item on a 90, but the method of removal/replacement is almost identical on a Disco.


http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=16765 (http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=16765)


Les.

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: Oz on April 09, 2009, 10:42:03

Cheers mate that will defo help me cheers alot

Title: Re: steering box
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 09, 2009, 12:38:26

I found it easier to remove the panhard rod and drop the box out the bottom, but on a later V8 with airconn you can't even see the top of the box normaly.