Thread: Help wanted with power steering

There's some info here at the bottom of the page using range rover bits

Converting a series Land Rover to power steering


I'm hoping to use a defender set up on mine

Banjo (on this forum) did a good right-up on his conversion. should be an easy find. I think he used a tojo steering box.

My 2a LWB had very heavy steering once, I changed both swivels and set them up correctly with new bearings and top bushes and it is very easy to turn .
Do you really need power steering ?

You need a PAS box that sits on the outside of the chassis and has the lever at the bottom (pitman arm) pointing forward.

These are on P38a Range Rovers, and some Toyota Land Cruisers and Nissan Patrols. Don't get it if it has the lever pointing to the rear.

You should also get:

1. The PAS pump on the engine with the hoses to the PAS box*
2. the shaft running from the bottom of the steering column to the input flange of the PAS box with the uni joint mechanisms.
3. Any removable flange on the bottom of the steering column.
4. The fluid reservior and bracket.
5. Try to get any brackets and the idler pulley assembly. These may useful adapting to your engine.

* If you have a Holden engine, try to find the PAS pump, double pulley, idler assembly and brackets off any Holden Red/Blue/Black or Starfire engine.
Also get the hoses or the ends of the hoses exiting the PAS pump, these can be used for the ends of your hybrid hoses to the PAS box.

N.B. Disco and Rangie classic boxes require too much modificaton of the front cross member to be usefull.

Here's Banjos solution with a heap of good pics.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-iii...e-heavy-2.html

Well I had a quick look today, most pas boxes appeared stuffed except one, the rangie. It's still complete, minus only wheels, drivers seat and bonnet........ Hmmmm....... I wonder if I carry a V8 on my shoulder lol
As it's complete I might attack it for parts, any helpfully hints removing what I need including removing the steering wheel to get to the column?

I've gone for a Defender 4 bolt power steering box, but have done some mods to get it where I want it. I've welded crush tubes into the chassis, have heavy plate around it where the x member used to run, and some thick wall 50 x 50 RHS underneath the box using the flat mount point in the steering box which is welded back to the chassis rail and into the front x member. (More pics in Projects and Tutorials under SWIMBO's Ser 2 Tdi the beginning). I also found a straight drop arm (not the cranked Defender drop arm) and this lines up with all the original track/steering rods! It all fits just behind the Series front grille to.

Hmm...... I've been reading on other forums about using electric assisted power steering columns out of Corsas aka Holden Barinas, anybody heard of this? would it be wise adding power steering above the relay?