Leyland Car Owners -

I contacted Dave Britton of Britton's Power Steering Services in Sydney.
: Dave knows the ins and outs of the P76 system as he used to work for TRW, the manufacturers, back in the 1970s.
: Alex and I decided that we would have two racks reconditioned on an exchange basis.
: In a 'lend-lease' kind of arrangement, Alex provided me with an exchange rack with the idea that he would get the used rack out of my car.
: After a certain amount of messing about trying to organise the best way to get the racks to Sydney, I decided that I'd take a one-day trip to the big smoke, pick up the reconditioned racks and drive home.
: It all went according to plan, except that I discovered that driving to Sydney and back in a day is not as easy as it was when I was 15 years younger.

: Dave is a pleasant guy and a mine of information about P76 power racks (and other makers' as well).
: He demonstrated the parts that cause problems, and showed me how he replaced the original 'O' rings on the P76 system with better-designed seals.
: The new seals require some machining and a special tool to dismantle part of the rack.
: He has a pressure tester to check the operation of the reconditioned racks and to make sure that they are not leaking.

: The rack has only just been installed today, but first impressions are very promising.

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