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As I mentioned in my last update, my steering box leaked all over my garage floor. The good news is I have now fixed the leak by replacing the seal that sits on the output shaft. You can find an output shaft seal kit from any landrover dealer, the...
The steering box on my Fairway (and most probably yours!) has always leaked slowly. It's usually after a drive when the fluid is warm and results in much embarrasment when you reverse out of somebody's driveway and leave them a small puddle of Dexron oil.
However after a long...
Since the taxi passed the MOT back in Spring 2021, I have been working my way around the underside, sills, wheel arches and wings, making sure they are as 'rust-proofed' as they possibly can be.
In short, this involves using a combination of etch primer on the new bare...
It's been 3 years since I was told the Fairway was too unsafe to be tested... After many months of welding, servicing and changing bits and bobs, we finally have a pass! And she passed first time.
I couldn't believe it; I still can't. It went through with a couple...
Do you have a Leaking Gearbox?
If your Fairway doesn't pull along like it used to, or it's not getting the top speeds that you hear other owners boasting about, then there's a good chance the auto gearbox has something to do with it!
In my case, the acceleration was...