ok.. now we're in FFS territory

With some risk

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

I'm just going to leave these pictures here LMAO Dear diary.. Today I pulled out the steering box

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

I believe britpart updated theirs in the last year.. don't quote me to that but i did notice that the rubber on the outsides got bigger.. I've heard buy genuine £100+ ones in the past year but tbh britpart ones are alright now, i guess they listened to the feedback

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?

Yeah that's what i was under the impression of - i was thinking in my head are all the splines the same count because the steering columns for the steering wheel are different.. Going to recon my just gone steering box so will hopefully go smooth :vb-eyes: Cheers guys

fooked is the diagnosis i can provide, joints are fine but lets just say it refused to budge so it might have been grinded off in half ;).. and i couldn't apply heat in the area due to the braided brake and clutch lines lol

Just got confirmation that QME500031 will direct replace RTC4738

well the one i have now is f*cked so i want to just replace it all

So from what I have found... QME500031 https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/qme500031-kit-steering-column-repair.html looks like the one I have.. but https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234744829658 has the same part no of QME500031, which looks like these ones now work for them all up to TD5 ??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394296163456 This is where it gets interesting because this one is advertised as 300tdi

300tdi (90 def) 4 bolt power steering box

Hey guys, So i've currently got one of these - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156325040192 But can this new one fit? - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375078099808 They look completely different ..

110% agreed here. But even still £200 deposit should be enough these days, I get it if you're buying some high end luxury car and holding it for two weeks.. but yeah. Check the business out, ask for a invoice for the deposit (and period of the hold), check it matches the business, pay by CREDIT...

casually searching for 300tdi engine on youtube came across this