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  1. There is fore-aft slack. causes some axle movement on accel/overrun. I might fit some large washers to pad them out a bit , can't think what else to do really other than find some genuine ones. The 85 onwards ones are not interchangeable, the bushes and chassis holes are bigger I believe.
  2. Just put in new rear radius arm bushes in my 72 Rangie, orderd from a landrover place, but they are aftermarket bushes. I've only done about 100 miles of normal road driving and already they are sloppy, anyone else had bad bushes before? I understand they changed the design of these to bigger ones in 1985.
  3. just noticed I have 2 different door armrests, one type has a scooped out section on the lower half, where the 2 screws go. Anyone know why there are 2 different types or which is early and which is late? Thanks!
  4. I put new rubbers in mine and after a year they are showing signs of cracking , is that normal? Are there good and bad makes?
  5. As expected, apparently it tested fine. They are refusing to refund me, AND they not only have the box, but they have the original one i gave them as core.
  6. Having serious greif getting Power Steering Services http://www.power-steering.co.uk/ to refund my faulty box. They're telling me they've tested it and it seems fine. Now they have my money, and my steering box, not to mention the old one I gave them to start with. The manager was rude and unhelpful on the phone and is basically accusing me of lying about the box. I even told them the paint was coming off in my hands because they had not cleaned the box properly before painting it, and he said I was making it up. that is NOT how to deal with customers and win business. Does it not occur to these people, why would I fit their box, take it off, say its faulty, and go and buy one for twice the money and put that on instead. I even emailed them the receipt at their request. Grr. I know , having a rant but hey. Might stop someone else having the same problem. Oh I forgot, they brought a discovery box the first time , then tried to tell me I had ordered this, rather than they had made a mistake. I've never even owned a discovery! Absolutely shocking. PSS are 'sending the box to somewhere else to get tested' I think we can imagine what they will come back with , watch this space.
  7. theres no way the ecu could let the engine run that high as there wouldn't be enough air available , unless there was a post throttle (manifold etc leak )
  8. Bought a new special light spec box from Adwest. Works great. Lovely steering, perfect weight. Keeps up with fast wheel turning with palm, even at idle. Plenty of flow from Patrol pump it seems. Came with new drop arm too. Well pleased.
  9. Bit of delay getting around to fitting the new box, but it works great. lovely steering, perfect weight. Keeps up with fast wheel turning with palm, even at idle. Plenty of flow from Patrol pump it seems. Came with new drop arm too. Well pleased.
  10. Have you tried it without the steering damper? Personally I don't run one on mine. Was the car ok before you replaced all these parts? The steering box is the next likely part to be causing a bit of stiffness, which may improve a bit as it wears in. I'm about to fit a new Adwest to mine this week.
  11. hardly anything, like another 30 quid! They do quick boxes also, which also have the lighter shaft. So its a case of building a standard ratio box with the light valve body I guess.
  12. Ok I just got intouch with adwest, and I've ordered a brand new steering box! They are building me a special one with a custom torsion shaft for light feel. How good is that? Can't wait!
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