Isuzu C240 powered Series 3

Decided to finish the steering relay tonight.
It came off a spares car and was in poor condition but a couple of gaskets, a couple of new seals, skimming the shaft, drilling out a broken bolt and re-assembling and it'll do as a spare.

Mounted in the vice partly assembled.


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Spring compressed and locked in place.


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Split Tufnol bush held with a hose clamp so the spring compressor tool can be removed.



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Endcap on with a smear of Permatex non-setting gasket cement.


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I used cap heads which are very non-original......and will also foul the steering arm. The correct shallow, undersized head bolts are on the way from the UK.
The brass thrust washers at either end were re-used after cleaning but the steel washers that sit between the spring and the tufnol bushes had to be replaced because they were badly rusted.

I filled it with oil before the endcap was bolted on.



Colin

Colin, I know you virtually live in the shed but I am reluctant to share with you that OE units are available in Melbourne for $50.

It is not in vain, I thank you for sharing your knowledge and providing us with a safe repair method should we face the dreaded repair of a relay.:p

Regards Brad

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Originally Posted by Brad110

Colin, I know you virtually live in the shed but I am reluctant to share with you that OE units are available in Melbourne for $50.

It is not in vain, I thank you for sharing your knowledge and providing us with a safe repair method should we face the dreaded repair of a relay.:p

Regards Brad

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Brad,

If you have a supply of genuine units at $50 each then I'd buy them without hesitation.
I've only found aftermarket (Indian) units locally for $110 and they are of dubious quality. Paddocks also have them for 30GBP but shipping would add quite a bit because of the weight.

Are the ones you've found genuine Land Rover or 'OEM quality' or 'from an OEM supplier' or 'made to OEM specification'. There seems to be a lot of sellers playing with their wording to imply that parts are genuine when they are not.

If they are genuine (ie. Land Rover parts) I'll take at least 5 at that price.


Colin

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Originally Posted by Brad110

OE units are available in Melbourne for $50.

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In addition to Colin's reply I can add that the two relays I have reconditioned cost me $10 each to buy some quality seals.

The crap seals from Melbourne failed whilst standing still in a dark workshop :mad:

Cheers Charlie

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Originally Posted by gromit

Brad,

If you have a supply of genuine units at $50 each then I'd buy them without hesitation.
I've only found aftermarket (Indian) units locally for $110 and they are of dubious quality. Paddocks also have them for 30GBP but shipping would add quite a bit because of the weight.

Are the ones you've found genuine Land Rover or 'OEM quality' or 'from an OEM supplier' or 'made to OEM specification'. There seems to be a lot of sellers playing with their wording to imply that parts are genuine when they are not.

If they are genuine (ie. Land Rover parts) I'll take at least 5 at that price.


Colin

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On a related note, I know a couple of people who have twisted the shafts of aftermarket relays. One was only on 7.50s!

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On a related note, I know a couple of people who have twisted the shafts of aftermarket relays. One was only on 7.50s!

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The comment on the LR Series website says it all "BEWARE REPLACEMENT SHAFTS"

562875 SHAFT FOR STEERING RELAY | shop | www.lrseries.com | L. R. Series

Genuine shaft is 23.84 GBP

The cost of the overhaul was 2 seals, 2 washers, 2 gaskets plus the enjoyment of making a spring compressor tool and learning how to do the job.



Colin

The cost of the overhaul was 2 seals, 2 washers, 2 gaskets plus the enjoyment of making a spring compressor tool and learning how to do the job.



Colin[/QUOTE]

Did the same here!
Prefer to know it's rebuilt with good quality seals/parts etc. and that way it should not have to come out again for a long time!

Cheers, Mick.

No much time spent on Wallit this weekend so far.

I got a reply from Paddocks regarding the seatbelts. With the retractable lap belt if you fully extend it there is a label at the very end. Not an Australian/NZ standard this time.


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Some time ago the father-in-law gave me a lathe & milling machine because he was selling up to buy a motor home & travel round Australia. He then went out and got a small lathe/mill from Hare & Forbes.

I'd had a set of castings for a Stuart Turner 10V engine for many years and never got round to doing anything with them so I gifted them to the FIL.

He returned the 10V completed last week. He modified a few threads etc because he didn't have access to ME Taps but it was working.
I turned up an air fitting yesterday and got it running.



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He's off travelling at the moment but has a twin cylinder steam engine and boiler he's going to build next......



Colin

Colin, did you get to the steam rally last month? you'll be needing your own shed up there soon:D

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Colin, did you get to the steam rally last month? you'll be needing your own shed up there soon:D

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Steve,

It's too far to travel otherwise a shed there would be a good idea. I didn't make it last month but plan to go to the next rally in November.

I went out with the family today and found another steam powered vehicle, any guesses ?


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Colin