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excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5866

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

Steering drop arm replacement

Replaced the steering drop & ball joint for a new one. No matter how I try, I still have about 5mm gap between the top of the steering arm and the steering box. Removed three times and cleaned splines - torqued up to 178nm and tab washer on.

There is a mark on the old drop arm inner splines that shows around 5mm of none spline wear (if that makes sense)

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Based on that and other pics on google, I think I am OK.

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Should the tab washer be bent upwards as well towards the steering arm, or just bent down over the nut flat?
On the plus side, the steering feels better now. 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

17th Jun 2019 8:10pm

htb2

Member Since: 02 Nov 2018
Location: Carmarthenshire
Posts: 535

Tab washer should be bent up into the cut out shown in your 1st picture and down to lock the nut to the arm

17th Jun 2019 8:26pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5866

Cheers, I was thinking about this last night, thinking how does this stop the nut undoing with only one side bent down. Hammer time! 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

17th Jun 2019 9:09pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2667

The gap is normal, it’s a taper spline so as long as it’s done up F.T. then all will be well.

17th Jun 2019 9:18pm

Roy5695

Member Since: 15 Feb 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 1123

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Indus Silver

When I replaced mine I didn’t fold the washer over immediately.

I torqued the nut up every night for a few days first. Then folded the washer over.

It’s a chamfered spline so ideally should never reach the top or it would rub when in action. 2011 Defender DCPU 2.2 - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic30623.html

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Roy

17th Jun 2019 9:23pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5866

Thanks both.
If F.T = 178nm then yep. its F.T.

That eases my mind. 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

18th Jun 2019 7:14am

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