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[amba]

Well pleased to say car has just passed MOT this morning  ,albeit by the skin of its teeth , with the promise from me to my usual guy I have gone to for the past 12 + years ,that they will be dealt with as soon as possible.

The one that I am least confident to get involved in is seal in the steering box which is causing a leak which I had posted some weeks ago as oily goo appearing around the nut and hex stud on the top of the box.

MOT guy tells me it is possible that a seal has gone inside the box and will need replacing.He has advised that the steering idler neds removing to allow access to the undeside of the gear box then it is a matter of removing the bottom cover and pulling out a seal..then replacing it.

Could anybody throw a bit more light on what is required and how to go about this 

[RobG]

I assume yours is pre `98 as post `98 didn`t suffer with the seal problem (change of box). Would be more practical to change the complete box. The nut which attaches the Pitman arm to the box is extremely tight.

If it`s a V6, undo the drivers side engine mount (rubber damper) then completely remove the mounting arm whilst jacking the engine up from undeneath with suitable protection to avoid sump damage.
Disconnect battery, remove starter & jack engine as high as possible.
Unbolt the union joint at base of rack inside the car, unbolt steering box fixings, IIRC, 2 on inner wing, 1 in engine bay.
Release Pitman arm fron centre tie-rod (balljoint splitter) then lower the box to remove.

When re-fitting ensure that the soundproofing that goes around box in bulkhead is secured

[amba]

Cheers RobG.

Sounds like a real bundle of fun  so think that will wait until the heat!!!returns around mid year.

Imagine up till then as long as fluid levels are regularly checked it will not cause any issues other than providing additional corrosion protection.  ....especially as it has had a slight leak for over 2 years now.

[twiglet]

Rob, just a thought.  Will a facelift box fit on a pre '98 car? 

[RobG]

Rob, just a thought.  Will a facelift box fit on a pre '98 car?

Yep, but if fitting with Pitman arm still attached to box the arm must be the same length as the one on the original box otherwise swap arms over, and obviously if it`s a V6 needs to a servotronic box