steering box on a lhd and rhd

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Tue, 15/12/2009 - 16:20
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are they the same? i have a friend that needs a steeringbox for his lhd. will a rhd box suit??

rgds hus

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Tue, 15/12/2009 - 17:24
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

460 or 463? I'm pretty sure the connections to the power steering pump were handed on my 280 so a box for a LHD would presumably be a mirror image. That said, they're only connections to pipes, the pipework may well be routed differently to meet up with the same box on a LHD. If not it could always be re-routed. The 'in' from the steering column and 'out' to the Pitman arm are central...I think....might want to hold out for someone who knows what they're talking about though!

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Tue, 15/12/2009 - 19:16
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

cant see how they would be, a lh box would have to bolt onto the inside of the chassis rail...
why would you need another one, just buy a seal kit!

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Wed, 16/12/2009 - 06:29
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

hi there, i am after a s/box for my mate who has a 460 swb thats lhd. :wink:

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Wed, 16/12/2009 - 09:15
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

Is it missing one atm then? I think what Mick means is, if there's one there, just get it refurbed.

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Wed, 16/12/2009 - 10:22
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

no mate....

just that he wants to upgrade to power steering..

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Wed, 16/12/2009 - 11:13
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

Crikey, no power steering in a G. I can imagine why he'd want to upgrade.

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Wed, 16/12/2009 - 11:28
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

exactly !

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Wed, 16/12/2009 - 11:44
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

Ive driven one with out power steering, there not as bad as you would think, still I get why he wants to retro fit though!!
as I said already, unless the lhd box bolts onto the inside of the chassis rail you cant move a rhd one over because it bolts to the out side, to bolt a rhd box to a lhd G on the outside of the chassis rail you would have to turn it around.....and then the steering shaft going in into the box would face towards the front.

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Wed, 16/12/2009 - 11:52
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

Point taken. Presumably the chassis rail wouldn't have the holes in it either?

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Wed, 16/12/2009 - 12:02
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Re: steering box on a lhd and rhd

well at least i tried to help...

thanks for the info guys :wink:

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