Thread: Relay unit - help please

Looking at that, I would be replacing the whole relay unit - or, if you can't remove the body, replace the shaft and tufnol bushes. I doubt the spring length is critical, although if it is rust pitted like the shaft, I would replace it, as it is likely to break. Seals should be replaced as well.

The bushes should be regarded as a service item whenever the unit is stripped, and I would regard the shaft as unserviceable owing to the pitting.

The whole thing would seem to be a good example as to why you need to check and top up oil in relay units every so often.

John

Hi John,

You just confirmed my thoughts thank you. I have removed the body. It does not seem to be very pitted, do you think that it would be ok to use it again and just replace everything else????? OR do you know if it's possible to get the whole lot as an assembly cheaper?

I've only had the car for 6 months, was slowly fixing it up.... this was a bit disappointing....

Originally Posted by debruiser

Hi John,

You just confirmed my thoughts thank you. I have removed the body. It does not seem to be very pitted, do you think that it would be ok to use it again and just replace everything else????? OR do you know if it's possible to get the whole lot as an assembly cheaper?

I've only had the car for 6 months, was slowly fixing it up.... this was a bit disappointing....

G'day Debruiser,

A quick search on eBay found this - Land Rover Series 2 -3 Steering Relay Unit-New | eBay

Kind Regards
Lionel

Ouch $100 + Freight! I found one from the uk for $45 Aus + Freight. I have to get some other bits as well... so I will be going with that.

A big thank you to everyone for your help. I hope I an help you sometime in the future.

Originally Posted by debruiser

Ouch $100 + Freight! I found one from the uk for $45 Aus + Freight. I have to get some other bits as well... so I will be going with that.

A big thank you to everyone for your help. I hope I an help you sometime in the future.

Before deciding this I would check the freight ex-UK - they are not light!

John

I have found the steering relay for about $40 and then delivery was $50

Four Wheel Drives in Melbourne sell all of the parts to re-condition them, although I recommend that you get the seals from a bearing shop.

It was cheaper for me to buy a new shaft than recondition the old one; none of the various springs I had, or the new one, matched the figure in the book, so I re-used the old one. If the bushes don't look too bad re-use them, although from memory they were quite cheap,

Cheers Charlie

I've bit the bullet and ordered a new unit from the UK. I was getting new seals etc for the steering box anyway so it wont cost too much extra on the freight.

Has anyone tried to purchase a new master clutch cylinder for a IIA? Apparently my car has the IIA (it's a III..) who knows how it got there. Anyway, I ordered the cylinder from a local parts place; it didn't come with a tank! I then asked for a tank, "sorry sir, they aren't available". Have you encountered this?