When we bought this 110 as a project vehicle the very first thing I noticed when we took it for a test drive was that it did not have Power Steering. After driving an automitic Discovery Tdi for two years and a 110 V8 before that I had become used to 'easy' manoeuvering and parking.

The difference with this was dramatic it was so heavy it felt like the tyres were flat.

First on the Shopping list was "Get Power Steering!" Phoning around various companies and power steering specialists it became quite clear that this was not going to be a cheap modification. the best quote we had was for £1,100 plus VAT! That's a third of what we paid for the whole vehicle. We decided to explore our options a bit more.

An opportunity soon arose when we visited an auction for a Land Rover business that was closing down. they had three Power Steering systems listed in the catalogue. One 4-bolt type for a late model 110 Tdi and two 3-bolt types for an early Range Rover. All were used but looked in good condition with all the necessary pipes, pumps, brackets, etc.

There was a great deal of interest for the 4-bolt box and eventually it was sold for £200, not much difference to buying a recon one. However there was very little interest in the 3-bolt ones and we bought BOTH sets for £80!.

After getting advice from our friends at Rover's Shack we decided to have a go and modify one of these older systems to fit our 110. The only thing we were missing was the bracket to fit the pump in place. On the 200 Series Tdi the pump is mounted under the alternator. There is a special bracket that attaches both the altenator and Power Steering pump to the engine block. Imagine our surprise when John Craddocks told us the bracket costs £75.00! Undeterred we order it and awaited delivery of what was surely going to be a gold plated masterpiece.

To call it a 'bracket' is to do it an injustice, it is quite a substantial casting.

Our next visit to Rover's Shack with all the necessary parts also proved to be a disappointment. After measuring everything up we realised that the pipe work was going to be slightly too short to fit the 110 - by just aout 3" (80mm) So we had new pipes made up by a specialist hydraulics company - another £95!

After the initial set-backs it was a fairly straightforward job fitting all the various parts and we would say that it is achievable by anyone with a modest tool set and a bit of patience.

	Finding a suitable place for the fluid reservoir was the first tricky job. It needs to be near to the pump and in a vertical position to allow a gravity feed. We fashioned a bracket to mount this later type small reservoir next to the windscreen washer bottle(removed in this picture) You also need to make sure you can close the bonnet!
	Two power Steering boxes and a pump all ready to fit. We decided to fit the one with the drop-arm already in place to save another 'tricky' job.
	The next Tricky job in a whole line of Tricky jobs was to remove the manual power steering box. Access is easier than most vehicles but you need long arms to reach everything. Also it was shortly after this photo was taken that the Bonnet Stay decided to give way under the weight of our bonnet mounted spare wheel. Luckily medical assistance was not required.
	You need to loosen the top and bottom UJs to withdraw the steering column from the box
	Separate the Ball joint from the existing drop arm - easier said than done!
	The new mounting bracket in place (Alternator removed in this photo) the Alternator mounts to the top of this using the existing bolts and the pump mounts underneath.
	The Bracket mounted and Altenator back in place. The pump mounts to this face (highlited)
	Both Alternator and Pump mounted and drive belts in place and tensioned - viewd from the top
	What it looks like from underneath. Luckily our Tdi already had the correct front pulley to drive the pump
	The new Power Steering box in position and reconnected to the steering column (to the right) and drop arm ball joint underneath. Note the new pipes.

The difference is truly remarkable, I can now do a 3-point turn with ease and we don't have to avoid parallel parking anymore!

One last job that had to be done was to adjust the Bump Stops to prevent the tyres rubbing on the inside of the wheelarches. It was such a struggle before I don't think anyone had ever turned the wheels that far before.

WHAT IT COST US:
Power Steering Pumps and boxes - at auction	£80.00
Pump Mounting bracket	£75.00
New piping	£95.00
Fluids	£6.00
Labour	£160.00
TOTAL	£416.00

Obviously cheaper than buying and fitting everything NEW but still more than we had originally budgeted for.

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