Reversing Steering on a series iii

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[email protected]

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• May 4, 2006

• #1

A new acquaintance of mine runs a training company, and is desirous of
making an ex-military Series III landrover "reverse" steering as an
exercise for something or other - his current intent is to "just"
change the worm wheel for a reversed one, but I don't think that would
mesh with the mating pinion. So, what solutions to this idea can anyone
else dream up.Apparently it all needs to look straight and unmodified,
so my idea of using a relay is out of the question.

All suggestions greatfully appreciated.

Steve

 

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Lee_D

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• May 4, 2006

• #2

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>A new acquaintance of mine runs a training company, and is desirous of
> making an ex-military Series III landrover "reverse" steering as an
> exercise for something or other - his current intent is to "just"
> change the worm wheel for a reversed one, but I don't think that would
> mesh with the mating pinion. So, what solutions to this idea can anyone
> else dream up.Apparently it all needs to look straight and unmodified,
> so my idea of using a relay is out of the question.
>
> All suggestions greatfully appreciated.
>
> Steve
>

If you could mount the front steeringing link arm from the relat to the rear
of the wheel instead of the front then link the two wheels together across
the axle... job done... though I suspect one may be high and tuther low on
the fitting side of things

Lee D

 

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Dougal

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• May 4, 2006

• #3

Lee_D wrote:

> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>A new acquaintance of mine runs a training company, and is desirous of
>>making an ex-military Series III landrover "reverse" steering as an
>>exercise for something or other - his current intent is to "just"
>>change the worm wheel for a reversed one, but I don't think that would
>>mesh with the mating pinion. So, what solutions to this idea can anyone
>>else dream up.Apparently it all needs to look straight and unmodified,
>>so my idea of using a relay is out of the question.
>>
>>All suggestions greatfully appreciated.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>
>
> If you could mount the front steeringing link arm from the relat to the rear
> of the wheel instead of the front then link the two wheels together across
> the axle... job done... though I suspect one may be high and tuther low on
> the fitting side of things
>
> Lee D

It's usually done with a LHD (or the opposite hand to that fitted)
steering box - I think that it's simply a case of mounting it upside
down. Does the drop arm need to be repositioned? It was a long time ago
- I've forgotten.

 

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Bettster

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• May 4, 2006

• #4

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A new acquaintance of mine runs a training company, and is desirous of
> making an ex-military Series III landrover "reverse" steering as an
> exercise for something or other - his current intent is to "just"
> change the worm wheel for a reversed one, but I don't think that would
> mesh with the mating pinion. So, what solutions to this idea can anyone
> else dream up.Apparently it all needs to look straight and unmodified,
> so my idea of using a relay is out of the question.
>
> All suggestions greatfully appreciated.
>
> Steve

One way that works is to take the arm off the steering box and put it back
on at 180 degrees so it points upwards instead of the usual down. You
probably need to move the battery / battery tray, I can't remember as it's
years since I saw / drove the "converted" vehicle.

Chris

 

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Ketil Kirkerud Elgethun

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• May 4, 2006

• #5

"[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes:

> A new acquaintance of mine runs a training company, and is desirous of
> making an ex-military Series III landrover "reverse" steering as an
> exercise for something or other - his current intent is to "just"
> change the worm wheel for a reversed one, but I don't think that would
> mesh with the mating pinion. So, what solutions to this idea can anyone
> else dream up.Apparently it all needs to look straight and unmodified,
> so my idea of using a relay is out of the question.

Use (parts of) a LHD steering box ? (assuming that the target
vehicle is RHD, that is)

---Ketil

 

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JD

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• May 5, 2006

• #6

[email protected] wrote:

> A new acquaintance of mine runs a training company, and is desirous of
> making an ex-military Series III landrover "reverse" steering as an
> exercise for something or other - his current intent is to "just"
> change the worm wheel for a reversed one, but I don't think that would
> mesh with the mating pinion. So, what solutions to this idea can anyone
> else dream up.Apparently it all needs to look straight and unmodified,
> so my idea of using a relay is out of the question.
>
> All suggestions greatfully appreciated.
>
> Steve

Just had a look at mine -
Simplest looks to be make up a mount for a steering relay bolted or welded
to the chassis in front of the front cross member, twice the relay arm
length further forward, put the arm on the back of the relay, and use an
extended link from the steering box (track rod ought to be about the right
length).
JD

 

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Graham Carter

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• May 5, 2006

• #7

Somebody did it here in Zimbabwe - we used it at one of our events as
section - You get used to driving it forward fairly quickly, but once you
start reversing, it gets very hairy!

I believe they did it with a LHD box.

Regards
Graham Carter
Harare
Zimbabwe

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A new acquaintance of mine runs a training company, and is desirous of
> making an ex-military Series III landrover "reverse" steering as an
> exercise for something or other - his current intent is to "just"
> change the worm wheel for a reversed one, but I don't think that would
> mesh with the mating pinion. So, what solutions to this idea can anyone
> else dream up.Apparently it all needs to look straight and unmodified,
> so my idea of using a relay is out of the question.
>
> All suggestions greatfully appreciated.
>
> Steve
>