skapunkninja Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I have about 3" of free pl;ay in the steering of my 44 MB, so want to take out the steering gear and refurbish it. Anyone know how to get it out? and any pitfalls to look out for? cheers Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) I have about 3" of free pl;ay in the steering of my 44 MB, so want to take out the steering gear and refurbish it.Anyone know how to get it out? and any pitfalls to look out for? cheers Rich The only possible problem you could encounter is removing the steering wheel if it is siezed on to the splines, the easiest way then is to remove the n/s front wing (fender) then disconnect the drag link, horn wire its live btw, remove the bolts through the chassis, the top clamp, and sealing ring on the toe board, it will give you more room to manouver, and with some fiddling the steering box will come out Edited February 6, 2011 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Its worth completely dismantling the steering box, the upper and lower bearings and cups wear and can be pitted. The sector shaft and worm gear also wear and thats the most common reason for play. The most annoying job I found was removing and fitting a new bronze ring whrere the horn connects. Also you need to apply quite a lot of heat to the bronze ring without melting the plastic underneath to re-solder the horn wire, in the end I used a huge 50 year old soldering iron a friend lent me. Theres some debate on whether to refit the box using oil or grease as grease can harden and not lube the parts it should. Oil is very messy and can leak, I went with grease which I'll regularly top up with a gun. Its all worth doing while youre there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Have you checked the rest of the steering system first 3" seems a lot to me to be on the steering box just my 2 pennyworth Commander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skapunkninja Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Cheers guys. I've disconnected the arm and rocked the steering wheel, the play is defiantly in the gear. I managed to get the steering wheel off last night, so ill hopefully tackle getting the rest out tonight. The jeep had massive off road wheels and tyres fitted for the last god knows how many years, so I'm thinking that they might have caused extra wear inside the gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skapunkninja Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 got it fixed without removing the steering gear i got the wing off and unbolted the gear, and found the 3 bolts that hold the top/shaft on were all loose! tightened them up, put in abit of grease, and she's sweet as a nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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