[redrocketsj50]

my one is flogged out so how do u rebuild a sierra steering box ?

pics would be handy

if not does anyone have one that will sell

[Built4thrashing]

Ive got one. No slop. was being used till last weekend. $100.pick up dandenong.


B4T

[alien]

^^ bargain.

how to you know yours is stuffed though? mine was doing all sorts of weird and just needed a shitload of lube jammed in there. (i used bearing grease).

[redrocketsj50]

what do u call wierd alien, ? mine u drive in a straight line and the steering wheel is turned half turn to the left :s scary at 100kms .....but the steering wheel and wheels are all straight and alined. there is heaps of play

[mrw82]

have you tried adjusting it?

[Microwire]

My Vit is similar to that, it makes trips exciting, though the pump and box have just started leaking which I'm not to happy about. Are there rebuild kits for them?

[tanshi]

wouldnt bother rebuilding, cheep good ones are plentiful, and there is always the powersteer option ontop of that

[Microwire]

Mine's power. needs fix

[Gwagensteve]

AFAIK, there's no rebuild kit. The suzuki factory service manual shows it as a replacement item, not rebuildable.

I'm sure it's possible to pull it down and replace seals etc, but once wear is excessive replacement sector shafts etc would cost more than it's worth to replace the box.

As an aside, (sort of) There is a tensioning procedure. I can't remember the exact figures right now and don't have an FSM handy, but in involves tightening the adjuster until there is measurable preload on the input shaft to the box. Obviously, this is a bit time consuming to do as the the steering shaft and draglink need to be removed to get it to spec, but based on the way I've tensioned boxes in the past (by feel - until you can't feel slop through the steering wheel) generally, steering boxes aren't adjusted up tight enough.

Steve.

[alien]

mines out of adjustment, but it was acting like i had a rooted wheel bearing - it wouldn't return to center. Instead i had to manually (and with lots of effort) bring it back into line.

here's my thread on it:
http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... eering+box

which also has this vid of me trying to work it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV_uSA6PLx4

[outterlimits95]

I have rebuilt mine just recently. It was actually incredibly simple. Ill try do a write up in the next couple of days.

[Gwagensteve]

Which wear parts were you able to source replacements for?

[outterlimits95]

Gwagensteve wrote:

Which wear parts were you able to source replacements for?

Essentially all that's in them is the worm gear, and associated rod/gear, two bearings, and two oil seals.
The bearings in mine were absolutely shagged. So replaced both, one was a bit of a pain to get out but the bearing they used has a separate outter race so was fairly easy to press back in without damaging the actual bearing.
New seals were easy. Packed with waterproof grease (just in case of water ingress when off road). Made a new gasket. Bolted it all back together.

Including painting, blasting, and ordering the parts it took me a day too do. If I had everything there ready to go (without having to wait for paint to dry) it's about an hour's job.

When I do the write up this weekend, I'll including photos and part numbers (if I still have them).

[Gwagensteve]

Did you achieve factory preload once rebuilt?

[outterlimits95]

Not sure yet, i havent put it in the car or done any testing, but i'll keep you posted.

[Gwagensteve]

The worm gear and associated rod/gear are the parts that wear.

It's much easier to check preload on the bench than in the car.

Did the steering box have play before you pulled it apart or was it just leaking?