I need some help

I'm currently restoring a series 2 Land Rover, and I'm putting power steering on it, I'd like to keep the original steering wheel which uses the old steering shaft, the shaft is hardened, and it will need turning down and splining to fit into another coupling which is aluminium which clamps onto the shaft.

I also need some sort of bearing machined to fit around the shaft and the sleeve to stop it flopping about.

Anyone know of a good engineering company that can do this and help me out please thanks I live near Heathrow

You don't say what make type/make of system you are wanting to fit. Keeping original system as is and fitting a power assist ram will not affect historic status. Only matters if you can lose a point or two from the original parts score.
There are electric assist units available today that bolt on.

tottot said:

You don't say what make type/make of system you are wanting to fit. Keeping original system as is and fitting a power assist ram will not affect historic status. Only matters if you can lose a point or two from the original parts score.
There are electric assist units available today that bolt on.

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I have a p38 pump already fitted with parts from steering

With regard historical status [ don't know yours ] Major changes to chassis would lose historic status[ tax exempt] I recon.
Have seen similar conversion to yours where the steering unit has been mounted in a cut out in the chassis leg and that would be a major change. Your way can be argued as just an add on. Looks tidy work there. Some military armoured landys had similar. As for original question sorry can not help.

tottot said:

With regard historical status [ don't know yours ] Major changes to chassis would lose historic status[ tax exempt] I recon.
Have seen similar conversion to yours where the steering unit has been mounted in a cut out in the chassis leg and that would be a major change. Your way can be argued as just an add on. Looks tidy work there. Some military armoured landys had similar. As for original question sorry can not help.

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I bought a new chassis, and it was an option to have the plate on with no loss of points, so it's all good

If you want an engineering company to make this you will at the very least need a fully dimensioned drawing ideally with some tolerancing and materials spec otherwise its a design and build which could be a lot more expensive.

maybe Simpler to modify the splines ally coupling to fit original steering column


just seen this

Most engineering shops should be able to cut a male spline, internal splines require more specialist equipment. I would also be very surprised if their is a female aluminium spline feature in a Land Rover steering system.

I may have found an easier solution, a defender 90 has the same splines (36) so I'm looking into that right now

Dopey said:

I may have found an easier solution, a defender 90 has the same splines (36) so I'm looking into that right now

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Make sure you ask for the spline count as they vary for certain years.

Do you know if this is an early colum,
Also do early classic ranger rover have the same count

Hicap phill said:

Make sure you ask for the spline count as they vary for certain years.

Do you know if this is an early colum,
Also do early classic ranger rover have the same count

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The wheel is 36 like the 90

Dopey said:

The wheel is 36 like the 90

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The alloy shaft you have is for a later discovery.
I will have a look in the shed in the morning at an old steering coloum I have. Will count the splines to see if it any good

Will count splines later when I have time.
Trouble is this is for a Range Rover…

Hicap phill said:

Will count splines later when I have time.
Trouble is this is for a Range Rover…


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I have a RR one already, but if a 90 diso fits, there's a few on the bay up for sale

Dopey said:

I have a RR one already, but if a 90 diso fits, there's a few on the bay up for sale

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You will need a new MOT test and re-register the vehicle fitting that set up to a series.
Its way off the original specification of the vehicle so will invalidate your insurance for a start ...

18 Wheeler said:

You will need a new MOT test and re-register the vehicle fitting that set up to a series.
Its way off the original specification of the vehicle so will invalidate your insurance for a start ...

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As there has been no change to the chassis as it’s all bolted to it no need for an inspection.
All the other parts are standard so again no inspection needed.
You would just need to inform insurance & they may require an MOT inspection to prove it’s up to road usage.

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The wheel is 36 like the 90

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I think you mean a Ninety?
Regardless of that some TD5s also have 36 spline steering column.

Dopey said:

I'm currently restoring a series 2 Land Rover, and I'm putting power steering on it, I'd like to keep the original steering wheel

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The original wheel is large due to no PAS. The p38 setup makes the steering quite light, lighter than a Defender 90 for instance. With a large wheel it might not be all that nice to drive. Although no way to know until you try.

18 Wheeler said:

You will need a new MOT test and re-register the vehicle fitting that set up to a series.
Its way off the original specification of the vehicle so will invalidate your insurance for a start ...

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Its bolt on, no change to the chassis, so there's no change to it

OK I am in contact with a gear cutting company, and they might be able to make me a bespoke shaft, a lot of people won't touch it as they say doing it will ruin their equipment, I don't know if this true or just an excuse.... I think this is the best and safest way to go, I have had so much misleading advice I don't know what real and what's not, I think I might have to harden the ends, but that's easy to do, anyway see how it pans out