Hi Bad Co have you adjusted the steering box to remove free play in the sreering box?
It is adjusted the same way you adjust a manual steering box.
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Hi Bad Co have you adjusted the steering box to remove free play in the sreering box?
It is adjusted the same way you adjust a manual steering box.
Nope I haven't, I'll have to look into it then. Thanks for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by brad56
How is yours getting on?
Tried to adjust the box but couldn't get the lock nut off. Need to borrow a 3/4" extension for my breaker bar.
Do I need to upgrade the 28 year old steering damper?
Hi Bade Co if after the adjustment of the steering box you still have the wonders in the steering I would start to check the other steering components for play, also the tyre's as some brands of skinny (standard) tend to cause the vehicle wander on the road .
hope this helps
Brad
Small update, I'm still chasing the wandering. Waiting for some money so I can replace these tires.
Also I have found a leak. It appears to be coming from the flange on the pump inlet. I was never happy with this flange as I had to modify it to get it to fit.
What have people used on their pumps for the high pressure output flange?
Hi Bad Co how is your power steering going ?
I almost have mine on the road have been mucked around for the past 2 months by the Hydraulic hose fitter so Got the sh*ts with him and got another to do the Job we are now waiting on a fitting for the hydraulic pump that will give me more clearance between the power steering box and pump outlet as I was not happy with clearance of the straight out of the pump pressure line fitting (would have hit the steering box if the vehicle had a heavy load due to motor movement ) How much clearance do you have between the pump pressure line outlet, to steering box?
What sort of money where you charged for your Hydraulic hoses?
Hope all is going well for you
Brad
Had a leak from the bottom of the pump so have pulled it apart. I got a new gasket and resealed the flange connection, but I haven't reassembled yet.Quote:
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Bugger all! Didn't realise how close it was until I put everything together. I wouldn't mind changing it to a Banjo type fitting.Quote:
Originally Posted by brad56
Let me know what fitting you go with, is I may want to do the same.
The hoses cost about $200, and was done pain free. Just talked through it with the guy and he was good about it.Quote:
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Hi Bad Co, Well I finally have my power steering up & running I am very pleased with the results no wondering on the road & steering wheel returns to Centre.
I found I had to cut & shut the fitting that goes into the pump high pressure fitting attached are a series of photos of the modified fitting.
I have around 8 mm clearance between fitting & steering box which is better than the 3 to 4 mm I had to start with but I am still not happy with that so I will do a mark 2 and put an angle on the JIC section of the fitting that I brazed on to the metric thread section that screws into the pump outlet hopefully I can achieve around 15 mm clearance
The hydraulic hoses cost me $470.00 but I also plumbed in a return filter.
All up cost of the install was $1650.00 no real savings compared to the KLR Kit other than I have a completely reconditioned pump steering box and a return filter which the KLR kit dose not have included in there costs of around $1700.00 plus freight.
Included in my total costs are the recon kit for the steering box purchased from the UK (full seal kit) new seals & speedy sleeve for the pump.
The biggest hold ups where waiting for the seal kit from the UK and the Hydraulic hose & fittings as hear in remote Hervey Bay Queensland the hydraulic company have to order in the parts and that took a while for the parts to arrive seems like they have too much work on, so needles to say I will try another company for my next project
First drawing is of fitting before modifying. Photos 2,3,4 are of modified fitting, photo 5 is return filter mounted behind front bumper bar (have room to move it if I want to fit winch)
Photo 1&2 return filter, Photo 3 suction line fittings, Photo 4 Reservoir, Photo 5 pipe arrangement to top of steering box