Thread: steering woes

Well, '91 v8 disco,, 100kmh on the ring road I have roughly 1/8 turn of the steering wheel play,( yes, aaaarrgh), Ive replaced all tie-rod ends, panhard rod bushes, hubs are tight.
Should I look at bearings? They don't seem a problem.
Why would and how would a steering box go?
Is there any adjustment in it?
Not leaking fluid (from there),
When cycling the s/wheel back and forth with wheels up there is a notchyness.
Is end-float on the axle mega important? (no detectable float but I don't have a gauge).

Thanks Guys.

Check the universals on the steering column shaft, (inside engine bay low down on RHS), if one or both of those is faulty, that could give you the freeplay and notchiness you have experienced.
If you can, get someone to rock the steering wheel while you have the bonnet up and observe the relative movements of the upper steering shaft and the intermediate shaft and steering box this may show where the play is.
There are also the steering wheel spline, the universal splines and cotter bolts and the spline on the input shaft to the steering box and also the pitman arm, (steering arm on the output side of the steering box), that should be checked.
I have seen the pitman arm on a Range Rover come loose on the steering box on more than one occasion, and that can make for interesting steering.