RustyDefender · Saturday at 15:09

So what are peoples thoughts on this..

I have a genuine trans seal kit to go in, but now i'm just like well do i weld a bit to it and sand it down or do i just buy a whole new box?

Anaconda · Saturday at 16:15

Do you mean the little chunk missing from the housing?
What will that affect?
If the casing isn't cracked and the part the seal goes in isn't damaged I would leave it.

RustyDefender · Saturday at 16:24

Anaconda said:
Do you mean the little chunk missing from the housing?
What will that affect?
If the casing isn't cracked and the part the seal goes in isn't damaged I would leave it.

Just above that its also pitted into the seal area, i need to disassemble the box, but that will be a job for tomorrow to see if it's worth salvaging.. but from what i understand this is the outer seal right?

RustyDefender · Saturday at 16:25

Anaconda · Saturday at 16:47

If I remember rightly that seal doesn't stop oil getting out.
If it was me I would fit the kit since you have it.
How much is a new box nowadays, £700?

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meego · Saturday at 16:52

RustyDefender said:
So what are peoples thoughts on this..

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I have a genuine trans seal kit to go in, but now i'm just like well do i weld a bit to it and sand it down or do i just buy a whole new box?

Is this an Adwest box ? If so I would have thought you would be seeing a circlip there. Unless that’s a dust cover sticking out !!

Hicap phill · Saturday at 17:51

RustyDefender said:
Just above that its also pitted into the seal area, i need to disassemble the box, but that will be a job for tomorrow to see if it's worth salvaging.. but from what i understand this is the outer seal right?

Yes it’s just a dust seal. Don’t worry about welding it.

On your rebuild are you going to use a disco drop arm kit?

RustyDefender · Saturday at 18:27

Hicap phill said:
Yes it’s just a dust seal. Don’t worry about welding it.

On your rebuild are you going to use a disco drop arm kit?

Yeah i just took it out, there is a circlip behind it..

meego said:
Is this an Adwest box ? If so I would have thought you would be seeing a circlip there. Unless that’s a dust cover sticking out !!

RustyDefender · Saturday at 18:30

I'm just going to leave these pictures here LMAO

Dear diary..

Today I pulled out the steering box

RustyDefender · Saturday at 18:30

I then decided i'll take the box apart.. out it comes..

RustyDefender · Saturday at 18:31

With some risk

RustyDefender · Saturday at 18:31

ok.. now we're in FFS territory

RustyDefender · Saturday at 18:32

well im guessing this is the main cause of the leak

RustyDefender · Saturday at 18:32

We got so far..

RustyDefender · Saturday at 18:33

Outcome.. just buy another box.. I ain't spending hours pulling that bearing race out

Hicap phill · Saturday at 18:54

RustyDefender said:
Outcome.. just buy another box.. I ain't spending hours pulling that bearing race out

You may need to rebuild it a bit as they might want an exchange.. just make it look like a box. Does not need to work

Anaconda · Saturday at 18:55

Hicap phill said:
You may need to rebuild it a bit as they might want an exchange.. just make it look like a box. Does not need to work

£1000 or thereabouts, no exchange

Hicap phill · Saturday at 19:02

Anaconda said:
£1000 or thereabouts, no exchange

Chuff…. When did bits get expensive..

meego · Saturday at 19:06

RustyDefender said:
Outcome.. just buy another box.. I ain't spending hours pulling that bearing race out

I got the last reconditioned one I fitted to my Disco from AutoSteer Direct. Still leak free after a few years. It was £150 on ebay.

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