recon steering box drop arm problem

Farrar · Mar 28, 2015

Just bought a recon steering box which is apparently good quality and used by landrover. Box went in ok but put drop arm on with copper grease made sure it was in line and pushed it on. I know its tapered but i have tightened the nut up to 176 nm but something is stopping it going on. Had to use puller to get it back off and all splines seem good. Seems same size shaft. Can anyone tell me how to get this on.

Turboman · Mar 28, 2015

Farrar said:
Just bought a recon steering box which is apparently good quality and used by landrover. Box went in ok but put drop arm on with copper grease made sure it was in line and pushed it on. I know its tapered but i have tightened the nut up to 176 nm but something is stopping it going on. Had to use puller to get it back off and all splines seem good. Seems same size shaft. Can anyone tell me how to get this on.

Have you got the master spline lined up?

If you can get the nut on, you must be very close, the arm doesn't go right up against the bottom of the box.

Farrar · Mar 28, 2015

Yea i have it all lined up slides on first bit lovely. Nut goes on and tightens but only not all the way on drop arm splines. I will take a photo

Farrar · Mar 28, 2015

This is as far as it will go at 176nm.

Turboman · Mar 28, 2015

Farrar said:
This is as far as it will go at 176nm.

Looks fine to me, don't think there is a problem!

top drive · Mar 28, 2015

doesnt look wrong to me ....

but what does look wrong - you need the fold back winged washer on there to stop it loosening. - one tab folds onto the nut and the other onto a flat on the arm.

jamesmartin · Mar 28, 2015

+1 ,they would be an issue if you managed t get it on to reach the end of the tapered splines

Turboman · Mar 28, 2015

top drive said:
doesnt look wrong to me ....

but what does look wrong - you need the fold back winged washer on there to stop it loosening. - one tab folds onto the nut and the other onto a flat on the arm.

Hes got a washer on. it just hasn't been hammered over yet!

Farrar · Mar 28, 2015

Ok it was a lot higher on old box and its only using 3/4 of the splines on drop arm. I havent pushed washer over yet as i was going to take it off again.

Farrar · Mar 28, 2015

jamesmartin said:
+1 ,they would be an issue if you managed t get it on to reach the end of the tapered splines

why doesnt it use all splines on drop arm. Theres about 10mm unused.

Turboman · Mar 28, 2015

Farrar said:
why doesnt it use all splines on drop arm. Theres about 10mm unused.

Just the way it is!

Good 8 mm of splines is exposed on mine.

Farrar · Mar 28, 2015

Ok ill knock tabs over and finish job. Cheers for your help

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