Power Steering Box re seal

[raywin]

Just wondered if anyone has re sealed a power steering box? Mine is weeping on my TD5 90, 2001, I managed to get a used one on T-Bay and thought I might overhaul this one and swap them over.
I looked this up and people generally say its a bit of a pig to do but wondered if anyone know where to get some details of what needs to be done.
And if anyone can recommend a good seal kit, there seems to be quite a few on sale but don't want to have to do it again in six months.

 

[Flossie]

I think the droparm seal just pushs in but the shaft has to be in good nick or your wasteing your time. The input shaft seal fits from inside and is difficult, I ended up scrapping the box cos I found it impossible with no experience, nowt online to help that I could find either.

 

[raywin]

I think the droparm seal just pushs in but the shaft has to be in good nick or your wasteing your time. The input shaft seal fits from inside and is difficult, I ended up scrapping the box cos I found it impossible with no experience, nowt online to help that I could find either.

Oh well at least you had a go
I have been looking cant find a re build description but I managed an exploded diagram and I may still be tempted, I have worked on hydraulics before and the kits only seem to be about £ 15 - 20.

 

[tottot]

The seal can be replaced with the box on the vehicle.I have a home made tool to get them in. It is just two bits of pipe one of which fits inside the other. First push seal into the larger tube [same internal size as where seal goes] then insert smaller diameter tube in against seal and use the large drop arm nut and washers to push seal into place. The small diameter tube is the right length to seat the seal in correct place. As said above shaft must not have any side ways movement and be in good nick.

 

[raywin]

The seal can be replaced with the box on the vehicle.I have a home made tool to get them in. It is just two bits of pipe one of which fits inside the other. First push seal into the larger tube [same internal size as where seal goes] then insert smaller diameter tube in against seal and use the large drop arm nut and washers to push seal into place. The small diameter tube is the right length to seat the seal in correct place. As said above shaft must not have any side ways movement and be in good nick.

Now that sounds interesting, I think the box is actually not bad, I don't feel any backlash in the steering and re sealing the box in situ would be much less work.

 

[Flossie]

Now that sounds interesting, I think the box is actually not bad, I don't feel any backlash in the steering and re sealing the box in situ would be much less work.

You never said where its leaking but if it is the input seal don't be fooled into thinking it fits from outside like I did cos it don't.

 

[raywin]

You never said where its leaking but if it is the input seal don't be fooled into thinking it fits from outside like I did cos it don't.

Quite honestly I have not spent the time to wipe it down and investigate, I should do this now to try and decide on how to go forward. just saw it weeping when I did the drivers side swivel and then I saw a box on local e-bay which I managed to get cheap, thought that it may be an idea to re seal the box and then change it over hoping that it may be one more job ticked off for a while.
I bought the Defender just because I wanted it and don't mind spending time tinkering, but at the moment I am getting ready for a break from tinkering and try a bit of driving, especially with the winter on its way.

 

[jamesmartin]

Just wondered if anyone has re sealed a power steering box? Mine is weeping on my TD5 90, 2001, I managed to get a used one on T-Bay and thought I might overhaul this one and swap them over.
I looked this up and people generally say its a bit of a pig to do but wondered if anyone know where to get some details of what needs to be done.
And if anyone can recommend a good seal kit, there seems to be quite a few on sale but don't want to have to do it again in six months.

many times

 

[jamesmartin]

You never said where its leaking but if it is the input seal don't be fooled into thinking it fits from outside like I did cos it don't.

it does fit from outside and is retained by a circlip

 

[Flossie]

3 bolt?
I can't remember details, in fact I couldn't remember if it was the input or the output seal that fitted from inside but the post explaining how to fit the output seal using tubes led me to summise it must have been the input one.
I 'think' the seal held in by the circlip is just a dirt guard and the seal proper is under that and fitted from inside.
The guy who resealed another box , a 3 bolt also, which leaked from the input told me it was a stripdown to replace.
I never physically saw him do that though, just dropped it off and picked up a few days later.
Hmm....

 

[jamesmartin]

both but it is better to slide input shaft back to enable seal removal and fitting,bottom seal can be pushed in and steel washer tapped in

 

[Flossie]

So how to you slide your shaft back (no homo)?
Without stripping it?
Is it by removing that big plug?
I could lift my bonnet and see if that big plug is opposite the input but its cold and I'm sat in front of the logburner watching heartbeat.

 

[jamesmartin]

So how to you slide your shaft back (no homo)?
Without stripping it?
Is it by removing that big plug?
I could lift my bonnet and see if that big plug is opposite the input but its cold and I'm sat in front of the logburner watching heartbeat.

you cant without removing top and lifting sector shaft ,

 

[Flossie]

I think you ought to do a 'how to' with pics.
You'll make lots of people happy.

 

[mick the builder]

JM does it for a living!

 

[raywin]

I think you ought to do a 'how to' with pics.
You'll make lots of people happy.

Just thinking that this seems to be one of the jobs that has not been well covered, I was searching for some details when I started this thread, wondering if anyone knew of an illustrated "how to".
Best information I have seen is in the defender 1996 - At: http://www.landroverresource.com