Dopey

Dopey

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I'm currently restoring a series 2 Land Rover, and I'm putting power steering on it, I'd like to keep the original steering wheel which uses the old steering shaft, the shaft is hardened, and it will need turning down and splining to fit into another coupling which is aluminium which clamps onto the shaft.

I also need some sort of bearing machined to fit around the shaft and the sleeve to stop it flopping about.

Anyone know of a good engineering company that can do this and help me out please thanks I live near Heathrow
 
You don't say what make type/make of system you are wanting to fit. Keeping original system as is and fitting a power assist ram will not affect historic status. Only matters if you can lose a point or two from the original parts score.
There are electric assist units available today that bolt on.
 
tottot said:
You don't say what make type/make of system you are wanting to fit. Keeping original system as is and fitting a power assist ram will not affect historic status. Only matters if you can lose a point or two from the original parts score.
There are electric assist units available today that bolt on.
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I have a p38 pump already fitted with parts from steering

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With regard historical status [ don't know yours ] Major changes to chassis would lose historic status[ tax exempt] I recon.
Have seen similar conversion to yours where the steering unit has been mounted in a cut out in the chassis leg and that would be a major change. Your way can be argued as just an add on. Looks tidy work there. Some military armoured landys had similar. As for original question sorry can not help.
 
tottot said:
With regard historical status [ don't know yours ] Major changes to chassis would lose historic status[ tax exempt] I recon.
Have seen similar conversion to yours where the steering unit has been mounted in a cut out in the chassis leg and that would be a major change. Your way can be argued as just an add on. Looks tidy work there. Some military armoured landys had similar. As for original question sorry can not help.
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I bought a new chassis, and it was an option to have the plate on with no loss of points, so it's all good
 
If you want an engineering company to make this you will at the very least need a fully dimensioned drawing ideally with some tolerancing and materials spec otherwise its a design and build which could be a lot more expensive.
 
Most engineering shops should be able to cut a male spline, internal splines require more specialist equipment. I would also be very surprised if their is a female aluminium spline feature in a Land Rover steering system.
 
I may have found an easier solution, a defender 90 has the same splines (36) so I'm looking into that right now
 
Dopey said:
I may have found an easier solution, a defender 90 has the same splines (36) so I'm looking into that right now
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Make sure you ask for the spline count as they vary for certain years.

Do you know if this is an early colum,
Also do early classic ranger rover have the same count
 
Dopey said:
I have a RR one already, but if a 90 diso fits, there's a few on the bay up for sale
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You will need a new MOT test and re-register the vehicle fitting that set up to a series.
Its way off the original specification of the vehicle so will invalidate your insurance for a start ...
 
18 Wheeler said:
You will need a new MOT test and re-register the vehicle fitting that set up to a series.
Its way off the original specification of the vehicle so will invalidate your insurance for a start ...
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As there has been no change to the chassis as it’s all bolted to it no need for an inspection.
All the other parts are standard so again no inspection needed.
You would just need to inform insurance & they may require an MOT inspection to prove it’s up to road usage.
 
Dopey said:
I'm currently restoring a series 2 Land Rover, and I'm putting power steering on it, I'd like to keep the original steering wheel
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The original wheel is large due to no PAS. The p38 setup makes the steering quite light, lighter than a Defender 90 for instance. With a large wheel it might not be all that nice to drive. Although no way to know until you try.
 
18 Wheeler said:
You will need a new MOT test and re-register the vehicle fitting that set up to a series.
Its way off the original specification of the vehicle so will invalidate your insurance for a start ...
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Its bolt on, no change to the chassis, so there's no change to it
 
OK I am in contact with a gear cutting company, and they might be able to make me a bespoke shaft, a lot of people won't touch it as they say doing it will ruin their equipment, I don't know if this true or just an excuse.... I think this is the best and safest way to go, I have had so much misleading advice I don't know what real and what's not, I think I might have to harden the ends, but that's easy to do, anyway see how it pans out
 
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