hj45 toyota landcruiser steering
Submitted: Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:36
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Alec L
i have a hj45 landcruiser and some day i might put a 5 speed gearbox in it but the steering is not so good. it seems to wander a fair bit. the tie rod ends and etc seem to be pretty tight, could there be another problem or is this normal for these models?
Reply By: Volvo driver - Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:05
Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:05
normal... LOL
it's not as "bad' if you put wide tyres rims on 'em
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Reply By: Member - William H (WA) - Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 14:47
Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 14:47
Good morning Alec.
What motor do you have in the hj45, and are you going to put pwr steering on it, as it will be better if you did that, also 8 x 16 wide rims and tyres, as this will help,and when you put the 5 speed in, put the hand brake on the box at the same time,i have it all on my hj47 and it is easy to do.
Cheers for now...William H...Bunbury...WA
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Reply By: Member - ross m (WA) - Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 15:11
Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 15:11
Do you have more than 25mm of play in the steering wheel?
Could be in the steering box
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Reply By: Mudripper - Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 17:12
Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 17:12
I used to have a 1976 HJ45 and in the bush the
wheels went where they wanted to! With the splitties of-course.
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Reply By: oldpop - Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 18:20
Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 18:20
Alec L
Sounds like worn swivel housing bearings if you pull them out they will have grooves in them also check steering relay idler adjustment and steering box adjustment
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Oldpop
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Reply By: Member - Andrew L (QLD) - Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 22:49
Friday, Jul 31, 2009 at 22:49
Steering box, S/B sector shaft, steering arm, swivel hubs,
wheels bearings, shackle bushes/rubbers, and a mix of tyres, pressures and tread depths...
start there and see what is wrong with it.
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