Warning D2 steering box small pipe check yours

[Roverlord off road spares]

Just had a call from a customer that his steering box small metal pipe was a hole from a wear mark and it is gushing PAS fluid. This is the second incident of this failure I have heard of in the last couple of mouths. L/R don't list a part for this pipe, and wreckers only sell the whole box and wont part the pipe on it's own.
So since the D2 sare getting long in the tooth it would be advisable to check yours to prevent this happening to your vehicle.
Cheers, Mario

[InMused]

Just had a call from a customer that his steering box small metal pipe was a hole from a wear mark and it is gushing PAS fluid. This is the second incident of this failure I have heard of in the last couple of mouths. L/R don't list a part for this pipe, and wreckers only sell the whole box and wont part the pipe on it's own.
So since the D2 sare getting long in the tooth it would be advisable to check yours to prevent this happening to your vehicle.
Cheers, Mario

Happened to mine. I replaced the box

[ozscott]

I haven't looked at mine and it might be obvious when I do, but where is the area? Cheers

[AK83]

.... but where is the area? Cheers

IIRC, you have a V8?
It's hard to see the pipe, if it's the one I think Mario refers too.
Small pipe that does a loop around the box.
pipe goes from the rear of the box near the steering column shaft side, sideways and then forward to the front of the box.
Hard to see from above on a V8 due to the coolant hoses and thermostat. Pipe is inwards of the chassis.

if this is the pipe that Mario is talking about, what wears/rubs to cause the problem .. and is this more of a V8 or TD5 related issue(or both)?

[Roverlord off road spares]

This pipe as arrow points to,
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[rick130]

At least that can be replicated pretty easily, or brazed if its a small hole.

[Tombie]

At least that can be replicated pretty easily, or brazed if its a small hole.

Yeah, that’s an easy one!

[sierrafery]

Must be some mistake with the price here IMO: BRAND NEW LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 POWER STEERING BOX BYPASS PIPE TD5 & V8 | eBay (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-2-POWER-STEERING-BOX-BYPASS-PIPE-TD5-V8-/262173500359)

[ozscott]

Must be some mistake with the price here IMO: BRAND NEW LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 POWER STEERING BOX BYPASS PIPE TD5 & V8 | eBay (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-2-POWER-STEERING-BOX-BYPASS-PIPE-TD5-V8-/262173500359)Hilarious. I will.ask them whether if you pay nearly a thousand pounds for the pipe they throw the new steering box in for free...

Cheers

[rick130]

Must be some mistake with the price here IMO: BRAND NEW LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 POWER STEERING BOX BYPASS PIPE TD5 & V8 | eBay (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-2-POWER-STEERING-BOX-BYPASS-PIPE-TD5-V8-/262173500359)Wow.

And I wouldn't use copper either, steel all the way.

Copper age and work hardens badly, eventually fracturing in that sort of situation.

[Bohica]

Hilarious. I will.ask them whether if you pay nearly a thousand pounds for the pipe they throw the new steering box in for free...

Cheers

It does say "Steering box not included"!!! FFS that exe

[ozscott]

Yep I know. Was only kidding. A new box complete must be 1k pounds tops. It's a typo for sure. Ch

[bee utey]

Ebay sellers often put a ridiculous temporary price on their listing, saves them relisting if they're caught short on stock. Instructional is to click on the items sold tag and see what they normally go for, in this case for GBP 29.99. Mind you if you had the end fittings a brake shop should be able to knock one up in a jiffy at no great expense.

[knuts2au]

I found the power steering pipe where it comes down from the pump and does a loop up near the front corner of the sump was rubbing, cable tied some of the black woven protection stuff around it and moved it away.

[Nanna Truck]

Thanks Mario
Hose clamp on the Thermostat was grooving the small pipe. Adjusted the steel coolant pipes, all good. (Probably saved another ride on the Tilt Tray!!!!)

[twr7cx]

Not possible to weld or braze to repair?

[Rick]

I clicked on the "3 sold" button on the EvilBay ad and they were sold for 29.99 pounds. So a typo but still seems pricey for a bit of pipe.

[Tins]

Yeah, that’s an easy one!

Huh? Guest? Since when?

[loanrangie]

Huh? Guest? Since when?Since his last dummy spit [emoji12]

[rangieman]

Since his last dummy spit [emoji12]
There was another [bighmmm]
Dam i missed it[bigrolf]

[Roverlord off road spares]

There was another [bighmmm]
Dam i missed it[bigrolf]
They have a water melon pip spitting contest, maybe an AULRO dummy spit contest can be organised?

[DazzaTD5]

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 TD5 & V8 POWER STEERING BOX BYPASS PIPE - ACS Power Steering Store (http://www.acspowersteering.co.uk/land-rover-discovery-2-td5-v8-power-steering-box-bypass-pipe/)

Land Rover 4 Bolt Power Steering Bypass Pipe (http://www.powersteeringstore.co.uk/land-rover-power-steering-bypass-pipe)

Normally the pipes are steel with a copper coating.

[rick130]

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 TD5 & V8 POWER STEERING BOX BYPASS PIPE - ACS Power Steering Store (http://www.acspowersteering.co.uk/land-rover-discovery-2-td5-v8-power-steering-box-bypass-pipe/)

Land Rover 4 Bolt Power Steering Bypass Pipe (http://www.powersteeringstore.co.uk/land-rover-power-steering-bypass-pipe)

Normally the pipes are steel with a copper coating.That makes sense, straight copper would be crap and probably wouldn't take the pressure long term.
As I said above, it'd fracture after a while anyway.

[brianl]

Cheers, thanks Mario [thumbsupbig]

Yet another chaffe point identified. I'd say another case of out of sight out of mind, but I've poked my head in that area a bunch of times when draining coolant and it's clear as day.

Wonder if a bunch of Tour de France cyclists were at the helm of the Td5 design team?