JST Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 the PAS on the neighbours Rover has suddenly gone very light, as in if you jack the front wheels off the ground and push the steering wheel it will spin all the way to the opposite lock. the actual raod wheels are similar resisitance to LR wheels if you use them to turn the steering. So any ideas as to why is has suddenly become more assisted? there are no leaks, or obvious noises and ball joints etc are all good. aside from the obvious dangers of going to move the wheel a small amount and moving alot when at speed its ideal for <10mph !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I saw something similar on a 110 a few years ago can't remember what it was though, something internal with some sort of valve inside the steering box jammed I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Which model rover? I've come accross this on 800's and its casued by the breaking up of a stupid little flat metal disk within the steering rack itself. The disk has something to do with the valving but I cant remember exaclty what it does. It is repairable by replacing said item with an undamaged item from another scrap rack, but parts are not available separately. In short the fix in the real world is to replace the rack with either a re-con or a good 2nd hand rack. HTH Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Sound like a pressure relief valve stuck closed, allowing maximum pressure assist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 It's the steering rack. PAS racks are not a DIY fix, so you have to replace it. Service exchange unit will sting you the wrong side of £100 I'm afraid. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 its an old 200 series. so steering rack it is, any probelms with continuing to use it then with rack in aforemention condition? if it fails what happens? rack seizes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 hadnt spotted this thread & i cant answer the question anyway. however ive just picked up a m-reg 218sld with a blown headgasket. for the life of me i cant workout how/where you adjust the PS belt off the end of the cam. i cut the old one off so i could remove the head but obviously that wont work for refitting. any clues? i bet its really simple when your not looking in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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