Thread: Steering relay - info needed please.

Originally Posted by 67hardtop

When I got my old girl the relay was tight but when I moved the steering it had a lot of play in it. I was given another relay (with the chassis cut around it still attatched) and was told it was ex military. It actually had a grease nipple fitted to the top of the shaft. After cutting the chassis piece to free it, I fitted it and greased it up. no more play or leaks.

Cheers Rod

Nb. was told that the military actually drilled two holes in the rad panel so as to remove the relay without removing the rad panel etc

I can't see grease working that well, it would be displaced and then the relay would stiffen up again. Plus if you kept pumping in grease the seals would eventually be forced out.
Maybe it was an oil nipple, easier to fill by forcing the oil in rather than waiting for it to dribble through the split tufnol bush.

I haven't seen the drilled holes in Military LR's but I'll look in future, my two don't have them. I've removed the relay bolts by removing a few bolts holding front panel to wing and front panel to chassis and then pulling the lower edge of the front panel forward.

I have a front axle that has grease nipples fitted for the front swivels. Seems like a 'bush' fix and not a long term solution.


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

I can't see grease working that well, it would be displaced and then the relay would stiffen up again. Plus if you kept pumping in grease the seals would eventually be forced out.
Maybe it was an oil nipple, easier to fill by forcing the oil in rather than waiting for it to dribble through the split tufnol bush.

I haven't seen the drilled holes in Military LR's but I'll look in future, my two don't have them. I've removed the relay bolts by removing a few bolts holding front panel to wing and front panel to chassis and then pulling the lower edge of the front panel forward.

I have a front axle that has grease nipples fitted for the front swivels. Seems like a 'bush' fix and not a long term solution.


Colin

I agree - grease is unsuitable for the relay - but a grease gun can be filled with oil!

My ex-military 2a has the holes for the relay mounting bolts, although I did not realise that they were a military mod - I assumed they were just a mod on some models of 2a rather than aftermarket - they look original.

John