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steering box identification? its not a 3 bolt or a 4 bolt...
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:51 pm
by andrew e
Its the one in the lockless, it has 6 bolts. i've never seen one, and was on there before haultech. Anyone know?
Andy
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:12 pm
by callum
it will be a 6 bolt then :p
appeared in uk 90's/110's in the late 80's certainly. not sure about rangies though.
not terribly uncommon, just less common than the 4 bolts. can still get recon ones fine.
i think manual boxes may have been pretty similar, but i threw mine in the bin some time ago and cant remember much of its appearance.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:35 pm
by Loanrangie
Never seen a 6 bolt box in oz before, maybe off a perentie ?
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:29 pm
by andrew e
its on a 92 200tdi ute. could this have been the changeover? are they as strong as a 4 bolter?
Andy
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:44 pm
by Rod Dirt'e
When we built the lockless togother when sam brought as i ute, i though we put a 4 bolt power steering box in it.
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:38 pm
by RUFF
andrew e wrote:its on a 92 200tdi ute. could this have been the changeover? are they as strong as a 4 bolter?
Andy
Andy its the same box that was fitted to it when we bought it. I have heard stories of them also being fitted to rovers in South Africa. I doubt it had ever been changed from standard. It wasnt leaking so when never changed it. To be honost most people say the 4 bolt is stronger than a 3 bolt but we have twisted more 4 bolt sector shafts than 3 bolt sector shafts. I beleive the 3 bolt sector shaft is stronger. I think the main reason people say the 4 bolt is better uis because they are newer and are less likely to be leaking.
PS, I built your traction control boosters yesterday so they should ship out on Monday.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:40 pm
by andrew e
yeah, it looks physically bigger than a 3 or 4 bolt, and still isn't leaking. Its staying put until it breaks then it will be swapped with one of the 4 bolters i have laying around.
RUFF wrote:PS, I built your traction control boosters yesterday so they should ship out on Monday.
cheers, dont forget the axle flange.
Andy
