Peterla Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Can any one help me with some info and part number for my steering box. I have a disco TDI march 1994. I would like to put new seals and o-rings through my steering box as I have some leaks. From what I can see the o-rings are part numbers RTC 4825 and 4826. The lower seal seems to be STC 2824 but I am not sure about the input seal. Can anyone confirm these part numbers and let me know if I will need any other parts to do this work. The box seems tight enough but is leaking. Thanks Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I wouldnt bother with the standard ones if you're going to re-seal it yourself. Fit a zeus seal which is a much better design. Otherwise a re-con box is less than £100 now. I'd just change the box over - much less hassle and you get a guarantee! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterla Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Thanks Jon, I wish I could get a recon one for that price over here in Australia. It is nearly four times that price which is why I am going to rebuild it. I did find a rebuild kit which covers all the seals in the steering box. I will now see if i can find an expanded view to help make it easier. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Ah - d'oh! Didnt spot that - 1994 would be 4 bolt then correct? Be wary of the re-seal kits, cause if the shaft of the box is worn then re-sealing it wont fix it! Thats why the zeus kits are nice cause they seal on a different part of the shaft to the standard seal so extending its life! HTH Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Thats why the zeus kits are nice cause they seal on a different part of the shaft to the standard seal so extending its life! That's interesting - is this Zeus as in the purveyors of noisy cogs of (allegedly) questionable integrity for fitting on the front of one's engine? Seems like a good idea - I have had a problem getting one of mine resealed in the past because of the state of the shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 That's interesting - is this Zeus as in the purveyors of noisy cogs of (allegedly) questionable integrity for fitting on the front of one's engine? Seems like a good idea - I have had a problem getting one of mine resealed in the past because of the state of the shaft. Yep..........the same lot. I'm also running their extended wheels studs - no probs with them except for the sizeable dent in my wallet. The zeus seals are about £20 ish and the fitting instructions are non existant. Basically what it consists of is a turned steel collar that has an O ring on the inside and another on the outside. Hower the inner most one is machined so it bears on a different part of the shaft to the standard seal. Basically it relaces the inner seal and spacer thats standard fit. I found there was room to fit a standard outer seal after fitting it, which i did more to keep the carp out than anything else. I found mine (6 bolt box) was a standard metric oil seal so just ordered one up from RS for about £1.50. Been performing faultlessly (and leak free) for 6 months now! Nice thing with it is that when the box finally dies I can pull it out of the box, and with a few pence invested in a couple of new O rings re-use it in another box! They do them for both the input and output shafts, available separately. HTH Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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