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    Quote Originally Posted by gromit View Post
    It's a O-ring on the output shaft, these go hard with old age (there's probably a joke there somewhere), and leak. The box has to be taken apart to fit a 20cent O-ring.
    Otherwise as John stated, gaskets top & bottom plus the side cover.

    Pretty much every Series Land Rover steering box I've worked on looked the same, hopefully it had some oil left in it.

    Colin
    Thanks Colin and John.

    Colin, how hard is it to pull the box apart and replace the o-ring? Or should I just plan to top it up regularly It's Adventure Time! My '72 88"

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    Hello from Brisbane.

    I have an overhaul kit somewhere in my workshop that is surplus to my use - it will at least have the side plate and the end gaskets. There may be a full set of bearings also floating about there too.

    I’ll take a look later and see if I can locate it - if I do then I’ll send a pm for the address.

    Cheers,

    Neil
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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco-tastic View Post
    Thanks Colin and John.

    Colin, how hard is it to pull the box apart and replace the o-ring? Or should I just plan to top it up regularly It's Adventure Time! My '72 88"
    Easier to get back together off the vehicle.
    If I look back through some of my posts I'll find some pictures when I get home tonight.

    Found it, read from here, there's a few pictures of it stripped and the problem with pitting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by S3ute View Post
    Hello from Brisbane.

    I have an overhaul kit somewhere in my workshop that is surplus to my use - it will at least have the side plate and the end gaskets. There may be a full set of bearings also floating about there too.

    I’ll take a look later and see if I can locate it - if I do then I’ll send a pm for the address.

    Cheers,

    Neil
    Two of the bearing races are part of the steering shaft, if they're pitted it's time for a new shaft (well maybe a secondhand steering column instead).
    I have pictures somewhere of a badly pitted shaft.

    Colin
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    Quote Originally Posted by gromit View Post
    Two of the bearing races are part of the steering shaft, if they're pitted it's time for a new shaft (well maybe a secondhand steering column instead).
    I have pictures somewhere of a badly pitted shaft.

    Colin
    Hello again.

    Yes, that’s largely why I had a surplus overhaul kit etc. I had the actual shaft examined before reassembly (regrettably after I bought the kit and a second set of Japanese bearings) and it was deemed to be excessively worn. So, I sourced a rebuilt unit from the UK via one of the local Rover parts outlets.

    Anyway, I’ll have a look in my surplus parts jumble and see that I didn’t throw it out. I don’t believe I did as I seem to recall spotting it the other week when ferreting about for something else.

    Cheers,

    Neil
    1975 S3 88" - Ratel

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