double whammy on the steering relay

today I noticed a new drip from the landy so had a look and it turns out the steering relay is ****ing oil.

took the grill of and had a look at it from the top, that was when I noticed the hole in the chassis, its just on the radiator side of the steering relay and goes UNDER it. looks nasty.

i went over the chassis with a fine tooth comb when I got it, it was perfect. so now im going to have to pull the steering relay, fix or replace it (ouch goodbye money) and get the area on the chassis fixed, how im going to get someone to weld it without driving it to them is beyond me, maybe I can drive it up, take it to bits and get them to weld it there :doh:


anyway long story short check that little spot, I think its from water going through the bonnet drain hole, running along the slam plate and down the right hand side (vehicle would have to be parked on a right hand angle)

The steering relays can be a nightmare to replace,I'd be trying to get that out before you do the chassis. The last one I did was that tight in the chassis I knackered the chassis trying to get it out!
If your crossmember is rotten anyway I would seriously think about getting a new one to weld in,just chop it out with the relay still in it,weld new one in and then fit the new relay.
once you start hitting that relay to get it out you'll end up with a rusty pile of chassis on the floor!!
Jon

V8jon said:

The steering relays can be a nightmare to replace,I'd be trying to get that out before you do the chassis. The last one I did was that tight in the chassis I knackered the chassis trying to get it out!
If your crossmember is rotten anyway I would seriously think about getting a new one to weld in,just chop it out with the relay still in it,weld new one in and then fit the new relay.
once you start hitting that relay to get it out you'll end up with a rusty pile of chassis on the floor!!
Jon

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yea thats what Im thinking, only thing is I have heard the replacement relay's can be badly made (dangerously in this case)

is it possible to replace the seal on a relay without getting mixed up with that spring? I might try getting a new crossmember. remove the relay and replace the seal and then put that into the new crossmember.

The top and bottom plates should come off with the relay in situ without the spring letting go - as long as the bushes aren't broken up. If you don't trust a new one you can rebuild the relay without the special tool if you're careful - assemble the spring and bushes on the shaft with the bushes held on with jubilee clips and the spring compressed in a press (or a bodge jury rig involving chains and a trolley jack in my case!) and gently tap in, removing the clips as you go. You can do this with the relay in the chassis if you have to. If the chassis around the relay is rusted you may well have to cut it out of the crossmember (oh yes). Now could be the time to learn how to weld.....

oxides said:

The top and bottom plates should come off with the relay in situ without the spring letting go - as long as the bushes aren't broken up. If you don't trust a new one you can rebuild the relay without the special tool if you're careful - assemble the spring and bushes on the shaft with the bushes held on with jubilee clips and the spring compressed in a press (or a bodge jury rig involving chains and a trolley jack in my case!) and gently tap in, removing the clips as you go. You can do this with the relay in the chassis if you have to. If the chassis around the relay is rusted you may well have to cut it out of the crossmember (oh yes). Now could be the time to learn how to weld.....

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I have been putting off learning to weld as I don't have access to the equipment

i would have to buy it all :doh: