Hi people. After having gotten so close to getting my baby back on the road after a nut and bolt resto of the engine , and dealing with the mission creep that comes with it . I now find that the steering box seals that weren't good , have after 9 months given up the ghost and have left an unholy mess on the garage floor . So the steering box has to come out for a major rebuild . I have consulted the manual , and it has given me , heart palpitations . Holy crap , do I really need to remove the entire steering column assembly to get the box out . If this is the case I need to rejig my entire garage so as I can do this and then pull the car apart to get at the box . It may be just as quick to pull the engine out again . I believe that I should be able to separate the steering box at the cloth joint and just remove it . This in itself will be an operation with limited height underneath and the engine in situ . I know some of you guys will have done this many times and that this subject will have been dealt with many times before . Unfortunately searches on these sites don't always bring up the mountains of info that has already been espoused by the boffins on these sites . So I'm appealing to those that have had to experience this annoyance . Any shortcuts ? . To get this close to having her back on the road and refilling the steering reservoir and having it empty its contents on the floor is almost soul destroying . I'm yet to find out whether the gearbox or engine empties its contents onto the garage floor . Any help appreciated.
Cheers . Stuart.
