disco 1 steering

hiya all,
have a disco 1 1995 300tdi with creeking steering but only when you turn at very low speed and only on left hand down. had the track rod ends replaced for mot and it stopped creeking on 1 side but still does it on the other side .
any ideas

Jake ingleby said:

hiya all,
have a disco 1 1995 300tdi with creeking steering but only when you turn at very low speed and only on left hand down. had the track rod ends replaced for mot and it stopped creeking on 1 side but still does it on the other side .
any ideas

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Have you been under it to have a look to see what is about to fall off?

haha nothing as far as I can see but you never no its a landy after all, there is a slight leak from the power steering but that's it think the a split in the pipe

someone did say it might be the steering box but cant see how, but im no expert

sorry to hijack your post but i have a steering "noise" too if anyone got any ideas. only way to explain mine is it sounds like the column is rubbing when you turn the wheel. not sure if these can be greased/oiled but any info be nice haha its a 300tdi disco 1

hahaha that's funny well not, but you know

I thought it might have been lack of grease in the swivel housing but mine seems ok

ceffyn said:

sorry to hijack your post but i have a steering "noise" too if anyone got any ideas. only way to explain mine is it sounds like the column is rubbing when you turn the wheel. not sure if these can be greased/oiled but any info be nice haha its a 300tdi disco 1

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Is it the bottom of the steering wheel rubbing on the column shroud ?

no plenty of room and i've had all that off recently to straighten the wheel lol, noise sounds like its down behind the pedals on the main part of the shaft but i cant see how to oil/grease it or even if thats an option,

jake have you checked the anti-roll bar bushes and other bushes that will be under more load when your turning!

im far from a land rover mechanic but im a pro tinkerer and dont give up on a job if i can help it lol

Jake ingleby said:

I thought it might have been lack of grease in the swivel housing but mine seems ok

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Have you checked the level of your PAS fluid ?

ceffyn said:

no plenty of room and i've had all that off recently to straighten the wheel lol, noise sounds like its down behind the pedals on the main part of the shaft but i cant see how to oil/grease it or even if thats an option,

jake have you checked the anti-roll bar bushes and other bushes that will be under more load when your turning!

im far from a land rover mechanic but im a pro tinkerer and dont give up on a job if i can help it lol

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You can take the column UJ's off or check for play insitu

http://workshop-manuals.com/landrov...ir/lower_steering_shaft_and_universal_joints/

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thank you dippy i'll check that out later if i get chance or tomorrow if i dont

Dippypud said:

Have you checked the level of your PAS fluid ?

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it is low got a leak from there somewhere , think its the pipe work ill try topping it up first

Definitely have a leak it you have to top up. As u say "track rod ends replaced for mot" now have a look at the drag link ball joints.

what PAS fluid will it take

Jake ingleby said:

what PAS fluid will it take

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Automatic transmission fluid (ATF).

ideal cheers is it a easy job to change pipework on PAS or is it best left to a mechanic