Oh great, it's a gusher...

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TonyB

Guest

• Dec 11, 2005

• #41

> >> Bloody hell. I just typed all that lot after getting in from the pub.
>
> I've been in the lard rover froup for ages. Ah, I see we're xposted.
Hello
> maintenance types!

Lard rover froup? That beer is strong isn't it?

TonyB

 

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Conor

Guest

• Dec 11, 2005

• #42

In article <[email protected]>, Austin
Shackles says...

> BTW. on the subject of leaky steering box seals - I tried some of that
> seal-fixing steering box fluid wot you can buy in the minibus steering box,
> which was leaking when I got it from the top seal, on the steering column
> shaft. I figured that for 4 quid it was worth a try. And so far, it's not
> leaked again.

The only thing you've got to watch out for on some of those snake oil
solutions is that they can make the lips of the seals go brittle.


--
Conor

"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras.

 

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Conor

Guest

• Dec 11, 2005

• #43

In article <[email protected]>, Peter says...

> Please don't upset Conor. I'd like him to be in a happy frame of mind
> when he goes to work, for it might be his HGV that fills my rear-view
> mirror in the morning.
>
It's OK, got a phone call at teatime to say tomorrow has been cancelled
because the lorry that was in bits at the dealers on Friday is still in
bits.


--
Conor

"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras.

 

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Conor

Guest

• Dec 11, 2005

• #44

In article <[email protected]>, Nige says...

> Shows how much you know about cars then doesn't it you chocolate chimney
> sweep, the LSE (wot i drive) is an old car now,

It's still a pretend Range Rover. Anything after series 2 is.



--
Conor

"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras.

 

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Willy Eckerslyke

Guest

• Dec 12, 2005

• #45

Timo Geusch wrote:
> Pete M wrote:

>>My old Rangey had a replacement box at some point, around #350
>>according to the receipt.

Blimey!

> Urgh. Well, I still have the mistaken hope that it's one of the other
> issue with the hoses or similar. The box itself is probably as oil
> tight as it gets (aka not very) but the power steering is just pumping
> out the fluid...

If it's a pipe that's gone, there are only three on the system, one of
which is low pressure from the reservoir to the pump. Then you have one
from the pump to the steering box and another completing the circuit
back from the box to the reservoir. I'd suggest you cost up replacing
the two high pressure ones and have a go at fitting them yourself.

As it happens, I removed the entire PAS off a 1980 Rangey yesterday,
ready to put on Ebay...

 

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Mother

Guest

• Dec 12, 2005

• #46

On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:47:46 -0000, Conor <[email protected]>
wrote:

>It's still a pretend Range Rover. Anything after series 2 is.

I s'pose expecting a braindead ****witted turd of a troll like you to
**** off back to his own trolling ground is out of the question?

www.****wit.info

fu set.

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Dec 12, 2005

• #47

....and Guy King spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> The message <[email protected]>
> from "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> contains these words:
>
>>> <Waves back>
>>> Hello Lardies!
>
>> How does he know that?
>
> If you knew Austin or me you could just extrapolate.

I do, and I don't, and I will...

<aol> and me! </aol>

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

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Dougal

Guest

• Dec 12, 2005

• #48

Timo Geusch wrote:

> Urgh. Well, I still have the mistaken hope that it's one of the other
> issue with the hoses or similar. The box itself is probably as oil
> tight as it gets (aka not very) but the power steering is just pumping
> out the fluid...

I might have missed a similar comment amongst all the dross that this
query has attracted but if you're serious about resolving the problem
you will have to get a little closer than you appear to have done so far!

Wash everything off and observe. Eliminate the two hoses and the
transfer tube first. If OK, bite the bullet and go for a recon. box as
you've seemingly already made up your mind that you are not going to
attempt any repairs.

 

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Timo Geusch

Guest

• Dec 13, 2005

• #49

Dougal wrote:

> Timo Geusch wrote:
>
> > Urgh. Well, I still have the mistaken hope that it's one of the
> > other issue with the hoses or similar. The box itself is probably
> > as oil tight as it gets (aka not very) but the power steering is
> > just pumping out the fluid...
>
> I might have missed a similar comment amongst all the dross that this
> query has attracted but if you're serious about resolving the problem
> you will have to get a little closer than you appear to have done so
> far!
>
> Wash everything off and observe. Eliminate the two hoses and the
> transfer tube first. If OK, bite the bullet and go for a recon. box
> as you've seemingly already made up your mind that you are not going
> to attempt any repairs.

I'm pretty sure that it's one of the hoses. I don't have the time to
repair it myself (got a house to fix up and three bikes in the garage
that are restorations in progress) so I've got to get it recovered to a
local specialist...


--

 

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Timo Geusch

Guest

• Dec 20, 2005

• #50

Timo Geusch wrote:

> IOW it appears that the power steering has blown a seal or five at the
> steering box end. I don't really have the time (or in this case, the
> tools) to do the work myself so I would appreciate if someone could
> give me some kind of indication what this repair is likely to cost
> me...

Well, got a call from the local specialist who's had the car for a few
days - bottom seal on the steering box gone, presumably due to some
potentially hamfisted replacement of other steering parts.

That'll be recon box then as it isn't in that great a condition. I
asked them to look at the other annoyances I've got with the car, let's
see what they come back with...

I have the nasty feeling that the overall bill will be a tad on the
high side...