steering problem

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chris god

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steering problem
hi i m chris french man..i m living near balham in london since fews month.So one more time i appologies for my english , i m sure i m gonna make many many mystake but i will try my best for you guys...
So i bought my land rover discovery 1 1997 kelly near leeds 1 year ago.
I change many thing already like all the breaks, timing belt , gasket,cv joint, tyres.
from paddock.. Front and rear Brake Caliper Camshaft Kit etc..
But since 3 weeks my steering sarting to be more soft . i try to explain my self.If i turn to right it s fine but if i turn to the left , i must to turn more and more my steering. let s say to the right i turn just a quarter my steering and is fine but the the left i must turn now half way, my feeling is like i m loosing my direction.So one friend from norway came and check the car with me , so he tell me to change the Heavy Duty Steering Rods.So i change juste the first one.And the probleme was still there.So we decide to tighten a bit the screw on the top of the steering box.But the probleme was still there.the seering was more tighte but i have the same problem and if you driving and the turn the steering is not coming back to normal.
So i bring my little disco in local garage.And the fella say to me i must change the Steering Shaft.So i order from paddock change that part but still same thing.
So i m a bit confuse and lost now.I don t know where to look and i don t know anyone here yet to help me with that.
Any advice from you guys??
kind regard chris
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first off you need to set steering box central either counting turns from one lock to the other or using a pin /drill bit up the back of drop arm into bottom of steering box ,steering wheel can then be set straight either by removing wheel and replacing or by removing a uy on pas box and refitting when wheel is correct ,pas box can then be adjusted by tightening 6 mm allen kety on box top while rocking input to pas box by hand and just removing any free play , drag link front steering rod can be adjusted after driving vehicle a little way and seeing if steering wheel is out of alignment when road wheels are straight whilst rolling ,adjust rod till steering wheel sits correctly it may take a few attempts ,this ensures box is central when road wheels are , the box shaft runs through an arc and is the closest in the center moving to either lock increases free play ,adjusting free play out if box isnt central, will mean it gets over tight as it passses through center , too tight and self centering when coming out of a turn is lost and increased wear
 
If you've lost self-centering after tightening the steering box then you might have knackered it by over tightening! I did the same once!
 
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