Rebuild kit for steering boxes??

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Rebuild kit for steering boxes??

Post by fpv_escort »

Hi there

My brother's JA starion has the worst steering i've ever seen!! There is so much play in the wheel its a joke. He's looking at building it into an improved production race car.

So was just wondering can you buy new steering boxes or is there a rebuild kit available???

If anyone has any info or ideas or prices that would be greatly appreciated.

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Post by JD_Stazza_Brendan »

The bushes in the steering will also contribute to poor steering response. Replace them all and get the drag link reco'd. Redzone can do this.

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Post by redzone »

9 times out of 10 its the drag link and idler arm bushes, check them first...
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Post by fpv_escort »

Ok Cheers

Is there a new unit available or is reconditioning the go??

Where is redzone??

thanks
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Post by MrBishi »

A rebuild kit for the steering box won't fix worn gears. Generally they will only contain seals and bearings to stop leaks.

Agree that the slop is likely something other than the box too.
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Post by greenstaz82 »

theres a place here in brissy called col robinson steering and suspension , i had my box and pump recoed threw them , cost me a fortune though . i think theres a few seals and a bit of machine work .
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Yeah, getting mine rebuilt about 6-7 years ago cost almost $400
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Post by WANTSOM »

If at the end of the day you need a replacement steering box I have a spare one here in good condition that I dont need anymore and keen to move on so the price would be very reasonable.

But as the guys say, get the drag link and bushes attended to first and see if that fixes the problem.
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Post by Adriano »

Greg are you running a rack?
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Post by WANTSOM »

Adrian,

No, I removed the power steering and am usin the Scorpion manual box. For track work its actually a little better than the power steering - a bit more feel and the ratios arent that much slower.
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Post by Station »

Mine has a stupid amount of play in, there's about 10 degrees before the wheels turn. Crappy boxes, why didn't they put a rack in for christ's sake.
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Post by redzone »

as posted above, its probably other issues.. get someone to shake the wheel side to side and stick your head under and see where the play is..
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Post by ssb2005 »

can anyone recommend someone or somewhere to get the steering box / pump resealed on my JA, there seems to be minimal play but its leaking like a sieve.! Exchange box / pump may also be an option.

Somewhere in SA would be nice, but happy do deal via post. I figure I may as well do it while the enigne is out and there is plenty of room.!
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Post by mizuno man »

Update on the price to get a ps box reco'd.
Mine was of a poor condition from being used with out a pump for over 8 years after I had done a T/C conversion. I was lucky that I was strong enough to be able to steer it the way it was.

After discovering how to mount the PS pump and having done everything else mentioned earlier in this blog recently, I suffered huge amounts of play and was at the stage where it was becoming unsafe.

A very kind mate who has his own shop and does the deal for what he pays, BHSS $599.00. (that hurts), the tightness in the steering now is an awsome feeling though I believe that they do very good work and I think others will testify to that.

At the moment the car is on stands while I await a solution for a siezed handbrake cable. I have also replaced the brake lines with braided lines, re kitted the front calipers had the rear caliper, booster and master cylinder reco'd. I am looking forward to getting it up and running again soon.
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