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baconsdozen
Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:03 pm Post subject: Five minute job takes all day. |
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My taxi had a big leak on the bottom of the powersteering box (same box apparently as early land rover).I bought a set of seals,the drop arm took a bit of persuading but came off easily compared to some of the transit ones I've done.Then it just meant removing the circlip and seals under it.Some clown had broken off both ends of the circlip meaning it was impossible to remove with pliers.
After cleaning the whole box I took a chance and using a small angle grinder and a 1mm cutting disc I ground a fine slot down to the circlip.Using a ground down punch I managed to crack the remains of the circlip and get it out with a fine pointed scriber.
The seal was sutck solid but I driled a fine hole in it,inserted a self tapper and pulled on it with mole grips.Eventually the seal came out and the top seal was removed with a fine screwdriver ground down to a sharp cutting edge.
It took over five hours but i now have a leak free box. _________________ Thirty years selling imperial hand tools for old machinery(Now happily retired). |
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Churchill Johnson
Joined: 11 Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Location: Rayleigh Essex
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Have had same problem in the past but i drilled a small hole into the circlip groove from outside then use a small pin punch to remove the broken circlip |
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