who can recon a LR steering box?

**AMROUGH** · 2013/01/07, 07:57 PM

Hi

I need help (and not of the mental kind even though i drive a Landy) who knows a cousins buddies sister who had a boyfriend whos brother had a mate that worked for some guy who new a magician that could recon a power steering box for my Landy?

hahahahahaaaaaa reading that back made me laugh, not as much though as getting my finger jammed between the box and aircon compressor while my cousin is using a gwala to force the box down, now that i tell you was fun, and entertaining the 3 hours it took to get the box out was 3 hours well spent hahhahahahahaaaa, the joys of owning a vehicle with a evil soul, could imagine my Landy with an evil grin when my finger got stuck hahahahaaaaa

**hgbosch** · 2013/01/07, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by AMROUGH

Hi

I need help (and not of the mental kind even though i drive a Landy) who knows a cousins buddies sister who had a boyfriend whos brother had a mate that worked for some guy who new a magician that could recon a power steering box for my Landy?

hahahahahaaaaaa reading that back made me laugh, not as much though as getting my finger jammed between the box and aircon compressor while my cousin is using a gwala to force the box down, now that i tell you was fun, and entertaining the 3 hours it took to get the box out was 3 hours well spent hahhahahahahaaaa, the joys of owning a vehicle with a evil soul, could imagine my Landy with an evil grin when my finger got stuck hahahahaaaaa

HI Amrough

recon of the steering box (Defender/Disco1) is in most cases not successful. This is because of the damage to the hardened surfaces of the two shafts, on which the seals sit.

I had 3 attempts, one of which entailed the re-chroming of the shafts. All three of them were a failure.

I will now have to get a new box from Dover Parts (they are the cheapest for a high quality new box).

**casper.mostert** · 2013/01/08, 09:58 AM

Hi,

I ordered my box from rangies.co.za, free delivery and it was a new original Adwest box for R4900. Cheapest I could find at that stage.

**Mike N** · 2013/01/08, 11:24 AM

Rangies and Dover basically operate from the same parts bin, even share their electronic payment service :-). Rangies advantage is the second hand parts for (mostly) old Rangies.

**RossJ** · 2013/01/08, 01:30 PM

I had my D1 steering box done by that oak in springs for 2 k a couple of months ago and no issues so far at all. My box had 600k on it at the time and was done because it leaked so much.
Ross

**PhilipF** · 2013/01/08, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by RossJ

... that oak in springs ...
Ross

... is that Landyluver?

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**RossJ** · 2013/01/08, 06:15 PM

Yep
Thought i shouldnt advertise
Ross

**hgbosch** · 2013/01/08, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by RossJ

Yep
Thought i shouldnt advertise
Ross

Hi Guys

the problem is not the workmanship of LL or others. It is the fact that the success rate of overhauling the box is less than 50%.

I am off to Dover after my return from o/seas to get a new steering box.

**Landyluvver** · 2013/01/08, 11:45 PM

most are successful but the occasional one does come back.
i normally take the expensive route which entails having the shafts ground down and rebuilt to over size with hard chrome and then ground to spec.
obviously the company that does the engineering work for me also went through a learning curve and we all learn from little mistakes.
sometimes boxes come in with bent shafts or shafts severely damaged by seized bearings and repairs are difficult.