Leakage from the box seems inevitable. Have never seen one that was clean
unless the PO blasted off the truck on a regular basis. Refill with 140
weight in the fill hole in the top, if you haven't already done so. Clean
off the box and see if it is actually visibly oozing out or not. If I only
saw a small area of seapage around the box after a week or two, would bet
its normal.. There is an adjustment on the side of the box. A threaded
piece with a locknut on the outside. Tighten this up judiciously as too
much torque on the adjuster will supposedly have dire consequences. I've
just used one finger on a wrench to tighten it up just enough to eliminate
steering wheel play to the box. The only rover I've ever driven that didn't
have pretty sloppy steering is a Series III, by the way, and I've driven a
couple of low mileage IIa's.
If it is a serious leak, there are gaskets at the bottom,outboard side, and
steering post joint that could be changed and an 'O' ring on the out put
shaft. Probably would require removing the box to get at these seals.
Aloha
Peter O.
>From: "Chris Oles" <chris_oles@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
>To: lro-digest@Works.Team.Net
>Subject: LRO: Midget tach wiring and steering box help needed...
>Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 19:24:17
>
>I'm hoping a fellow Roverphile can help. Trying to wire in a mid-70's
>Midget tachometer into my 70 SIIa 88. Already have fried a voltage
>stabilizer guessing and now am forced to break down and ask. Can someone
>post some explicit instructions and maybe even a pic or two of the back of
>the tach wired in?
>
>Also having some steering box leekage issues. Haven't taken the wing off
>yet to diagnose but can a new seal or 2 stop the leekage? There is some
>play in the steering of the beast and with a new relay installed and all
>ball joints checked over, I have to guess that oil had leaked out
>unbeknownst to the PO and he ran it dry. In that case, is a replacement
>steering box in order or can they be rebuilt (it's a RHD)? How much play
>is
>acceptable (when I say "play", I mean when the steering wheel is turned to
>how long it takes for the wheels to react)?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Chris
>70 SIIa 88
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