Peabug Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 My son has a defender 90 (2013). yesterday the front nearside wheel fell off going around a roundabout luckily at low speed, the front disc took the damage but it ended up hitting the kerb. The steering wheel is no longer centered and has execssive play. The steering arms look ok all I can think is that the steering box is damaged? If it is are they eay to replace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I would bet on the steering box not being damaged! They can take a lot of punishment. The fact that the steering is off centre says one of your steering rods or panhard rod is bent, probably the panhard rod. The steering boxes are only tight in the middle with increasing play as you move away from centre. You don't normally notice it! The amount of backlash is easily adjustable in the centre position though. If you adjust it when it's off centre, the steering will tighten as you turn in one direction - so I would leave that alone until you've had a look at the rods. If they are straight, have a look at the steering box mounting bolts (I've broken the steering box off the chassis once before), the swan neck which connects the steering box to the panhard rod and the panhard rod itself. P = Panhard Rod T = Track Rod S = Steering Rod Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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