ForumSage
SupporterDecided 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.
Spring compressed and locked in place.
Split Tufnol bush held with a hose clamp so the spring compressor tool can be removed.
Endcap on with a smear of Permatex non-setting gasket cement.
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
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C, Suzuki SV650
Master
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.
Regards Brad
ForumSage
SupporterBrad,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.
Regards 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
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C, Suzuki SV650
YarnMaster
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
Cheers Charlie
Swaggie
On a related note, I know a couple of people who have twisted the shafts of aftermarket relays. One was only on 7.50s!
ForumSage
Supporter
ver;1925890
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
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C, Suzuki SV650
Lord Jock
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.
1974 S3 88 Holden 186.
1971 S2A 88
1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
1972 S3 88 x 2
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-014
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-556
1988 Perentie 110 FFR ARN 48-728 steering now KLR PAS!
REMLR 88
1969 BSA Bantam B175
ForumSage
SupporterNo 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.
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.
He's off travelling at the moment but has a twin cylinder steam engine and boiler he's going to build next......
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C, Suzuki SV650
Master
Colin, did you get to the steam rally last month? you'll be needing your own shed up there soon
ForumSage
SupporterColin, did you get to the steam rally last month? you'll be needing your own shed up there soon
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 ?
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C, Suzuki SV650
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