Seal - input shaft - steering box
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Discovery II (UK)
- Section
- Repairs › Seal - input shaft - steering box
SteeringSeal - input shaft - steering box
- Lubricate new 'O' rings for PAS pipes with clean PAS fluid.
- Fit 'O' rings to PAS pipes and position pipes in steering box. Fit PAS pipe bracket and tighten bolt to 22 Nm 16 lbf.ft).
- Ensure steering wheel is centralised. Fit universal joint between steering box and intermediate shaft and tighten bolts to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
- Remove centralising bolt from steering box.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to 140 Nm (103 lbf.ft).
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Connect battery earth lead.
- Fit battery cover.
- Refill cooling system. COOLING SYSTEM - Td5, ADJUSTMENTS, Drain and refill.
- Bleed PAS system. STEERING, ADJUSTMENTS, Hydraulic system - bleed.
- Centralise steering linkage STEERING, ADJUSTMENTS, Steering linkage - centralise.
Seal - input shaft - steering box
$% 57.10.16
Remove
- Remove steering box: l For V8 models: STEERING, REPAIRS, Power steering box - V8. l For LHD diesel models: STEERING, REPAIRS, Power steering box - LHD - diesel. l For RHD diesel models: STEERING, REPAIRS, Steering box - RHD - diesel.
- Secure steering box in vice.
- Remove circlip and extract oil seal from steering box. Take care not to damage surface of the shaft.
Refit
- Clean oil seal recess and input shaft.
- Lubricate new seal with clean PAS fluid.
- Fit seal using LRT-57-503.
- Fit circlip.
- Fit steering box. l For V8 models: STEERING, REPAIRS, Power steering box - V8. l For LHD diesel models: STEERING, REPAIRS, Power steering box - LHD - diesel. l For RHD diesel models: STEERING, REPAIRS, Steering box - RHD - diesel.
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