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appaloosadude

Member Since: 17 Oct 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 630

Steering box drop arm ball joint. Replace or rebuild?

As title- price difference is about £45 or so, but how is the time scale...

25th Mar 2013 10:38pm

landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5568

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

Replace, for me. As I would cut the old arm off, if it did not come off easy. Otherwise you just knacker the seals in the steering box. Don't ask how I know

I'm using the Gywn Lewis setup, where balljoint is on rod not arm, much better.

Andy

25th Mar 2013 10:49pm

appaloosadude

Member Since: 17 Oct 2012
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 630

How do I get the bits for that?

25th Mar 2013 10:56pm

Andy Jeff

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Suffolk, UK.
Posts: 143

landy andy is right. It can be a hell of a struggle getting the old one off, save the steering box, cut the old one and replace with parts from your favourite supplier!

Andy.

25th Mar 2013 11:06pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

I have just done this job... What a pain.... But i did find a great tool to get the drop arm off - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neilsen-Pitman-Arm...amp;sr=8-3 - This fits perfectly over the top of the drop arm and the bottom of the steering box. Tighten it up and give the arm a good whack at the ball joint end of the arm... BANG... off it comes. A big tip I got off of a US forum is to brace the arms of the pitman puller with a G-clamp to stop the arms slipping off or breaking, worked a treat and the puller is ready for the next time.

Do not bother using heat or WD40 they do not work. I have the pictures somewhere, I sprayed the arm of days and it didn't penetrate more than a few mm. Pointless.

Another tip is if you do fit a new ball joint is to throw away the next to useless rubber boot retaining spring, useless. Instead use a fine soft wire to keep the rubber boot on, loop it around the boot and twist good and tight. Trim the excess wire off and you are good to go.

25th Mar 2013 11:57pm

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