Discovery Steering Box

Jun 08, 2006 2 Replies
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I am halfway through changing the steering box ( 4 bolt ) for a recon unit from Paddocks. A couple of questions if anyone can help please; The front two tie bar mounting holes on the new box are fractionally ( about 1mm ) too small for the bolts, are there different types ? Secondly, do I just assume that the recon box has been set up to mount the drop arm forward facing i.e has it been centralised? I dont want to torque the bottom arm back on and find it needs to come off again.



Cheers Richard



Disco Series I 1997.



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You have no choice! There is no provision for repositioning the drop arm on the output shaft - dead splines should allow it to fit in only one position.

You would have to try quite hard to assemble the 'box incorrectly - it's easy to check, surely, before you refit the parts. You can turn the shafts without having it plumbed in if that's your worry.

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On or around 8 Jun 2006 05:59:32 -0700, "Richard" enlightened us thusly:

not definitive, but it sounds like the difference between say 7/16" UNF and

10mm.

if the old bolts are fine thread and 7/16" dia (about 11mm) then try a 10mm metric bolt in the new holes, if it screws in easily (finger pressure) then you've found the answer.

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