80 series power steer box needed

Jungle · Post by **Jungle** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:17 am

Have had issues with the power steer in the 80 series from the first day i picked it up. Cracked reservoir mount and leaking reservoir meant remounting on the firewall with a 100 series one. Then the power steer just ran out of the power stuff. Had pump rebuilt. It really was stuffed. And now i have an issue with the steering becoming incredibly heavy after highway speed driving and then slowing down into a driveway. The steering almost locks up. Another issue is the power steer fluid getting cooked and becoming black within days after replacing it. Stuck valve somewhere maybe? Have tested pressures in system and the pressure drops back at highway speed like it should.

Next step is to throw another power steer box at it and and see what happens.

Anyone have a power steer box lying around.

Cheers
Jungle

sig · Post by **sig** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:48 am

i,ve got one lying around ,i,ll try and track it down

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:35 am

Jungle wrote:And now i have an issue with the steering becoming incredibly heavy after highway speed driving and then slowing down into a driveway. The steering almost locks up.

Has it got the speed-sensitive vacuum solenoid thingy on the pump? You could try disconnecting that to see if it makes a difference? Just a thought

Steve

krawlr · Post by **krawlr** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:45 am

i know youre truck jungle from when the cammera man had it.... i remember way back when it would come into ilam toyota to get work done & i think steering stuff was done aswell....anyway,is the oil tarnished looking? sounds like the pump

Jungle · Post by **Jungle** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:20 pm

Had a quick look and have nothing electrical on the back of the pump. Must be an older version.
The fluid does get discoloured very quickly but the pump was rebuilt very recently and the pressures seem to be behaving themselves.
Still reckon its the steering box as the lock is more limited one way than the other.
Keen to trial that other steering box and see what that does.

We wound the power steer pump pressure up to 1500 psi before heading down south and she went well but still siezed up occasionally.

Any luck finding that power steer box sig?

cheers
Jungle

sig · Post by **sig** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:04 pm

yep got the box back the other day ,any body from your way coming down to rallywoods for the weekend@!!!!!

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:35 pm

Mercutio, Yorick & 86-Surf are coming down....

Jungle · Post by **Jungle** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:48 pm

Are you coming upto the trials sig?

I'm gonna be there for sure.

Jungle

sig · Post by **sig** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:57 pm

na i,ve got to much other shit to do down here ,but skid will be going up to pio pio so i can give it to him if it suits

skid · Post by **skid** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:38 am

YUP, CAN DO

Jungle · Post by **Jungle** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:47 pm

That'll be bloody good of ya Skid.

Will just sort out with Sig whats its gonna cost me.

Cheers
Jungle

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:33 pm

will see both of you there

(if i manage to get the truck finished) ill be driving round as a support vehicle and taking lots of pics

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