Hi Guys, Just bought another Disco and the steering feels strange as in it is reluctant to self centre after turning a corner/bend and the wheel has to be manually fed back to the normal position, and just to mention it has had a new oil seal fitted to the steering box and there is no slogger in the steering, any ideas boys.
janderson41
Active Member
Give the two uj,s in the steering column an absolute soaking with WD40 to loosen them up then lubricate with liquid grease. May have to do it a couple of times
brian47
Well-Known Member
As @neilly says, get it up on axle stands and swing the steering. If things do feel stiff then you could break the system at the drop arm from the steering box then you should be able to check whether everything is moving freely on the steering gear attatched to the front suspension, drag link, track rod ends, top and bottom ball joints, etc. or whether the apparent stiffness is in the steering box and steering column side of things.
If you suspect that one or both of the two small U/Js on the steering column are the source of the trouble, then I would advise using a proper releasing/easing oil such as PlusGas and not WD40 unless it's their special releasing oil version. Supermarket WD40 won't really do much except make the joints smell nice. Then try spray grease, but you're going to have to be very careful to work the grease in as well as you can.
If you suspect that one or both of the two small U/Js on the steering column are the source of the trouble, then I would advise using a proper releasing/easing oil such as PlusGas and not WD40 unless it's their special releasing oil version. Supermarket WD40 won't really do much except make the joints smell nice. Then try spray grease, but you're going to have to be very careful to work the grease in as well as you can.
janderson41
Active Member
Calvo on, remember to come back with the result. If one of us helped and we get told we really feel good,and it could help other forum users
