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Title: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 09:51:38
Phoned VX about Steering Box Part Numbers to see if they were the same through the range which they are apart from the elite with has variable effort.

So for a normal one for mine no Variable effort Vx wanted wait for it     644 + VAT so thats about  £756 I think and no thats not including getting it installed
Oh and they want your old one also and you dont get any money back for it
I actually Laughed at the guy and said i go to the scrapper for one but thanks for telling me they are the same through the range and the guy said no problems they are alittle expensive

Craig
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: x25xe on 11 July 2007, 11:23:47
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they are a little expensive

Understatement of the year there I think!

I thought that the variable effort (or speed sensitive) steering was fitted to all V6 models and the 2.5TD models.

Sorry to hear of your woes with the steering by the way.
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 14:22:00
Hummm can anyone Verify that all V6's have a variable effort steering box as you just cant take it as 100% when someone in Vauxhall tells you something.

The Guy at Vauxhall said only the Elites havew the Variable Effort Boxes and all the other Omegas steering boxes have the same part number thats prefacelifts facelifts saloon and estates

Does anyone have a TC Book to check the Part Numbers ?

Craig
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 15:50:11
This Just gets stranger and stranger Phoned another VX shop in Harrow this time a new story

ALL OMEGAs are Variable Effort All Steering Boxes are the same on all models depending on Chassis numbers

And The Price has changed to

£1087 +vat  which Makes [size=28]£1274[/size] yep you read it right lol they just make these prices up

Did get a part number of 24460153
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: luv_my_mv6 on 11 July 2007, 16:48:27
Its crazy how they think people will fork out that much for a part..... for that money you could buy another omega or 2, get the bits you need from it/em then break the rest and make some money back.
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: TheBoy on 11 July 2007, 18:52:49
The 6 cylinder models have the electronically adjustable steering, 4 pots don't. It is not model specific, but engine specific.
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 19:52:45
Not That I dont Beleive you TB but i have taken a photo of the steering box plate it should have the Part number on it i think its 9227772 but cant be sure

Can anyone with a V6 and 4 pot tell me what it says on their steering Box Plate PLEASE :)

I know one thing it does not have the number the guy at VX gave me as a part number

the numbers are

8073  955  112
9 227  772
06624  0600

(http://www.firedragon.com/~swamp/steeringboxplate.jpg)

Thanks
Craig
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: TheBoy on 11 July 2007, 19:59:05
not speed sensitive type....




1  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, LHD (IDENT MT, SG) (PLEASE REFER TO TECHNICAL BULLETIN TI-C-75 M18 DATED 9/96) (NLS.- USE 90538679 )  R1000001- T1105841 (90447770) (9 00 292) 1  
  2  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, LHD (IDENT Y7) (NLS.- USE 9227769 )  T1105842- X1999999 (90538679) (9 00 328) 1  
  2  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, LHD (EXCEPT VARIABLE EFFORT POWER STEERING)  Y1000001-  9227769 9 00 396 1  
  3  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, RHD (IDENT MU, SH) (PLEASE REFER TO TECHNICAL BULLETIN TI-C-75 M18 DATED 9/96) (NLS.- USE 90538680 AND SUPPLY 90538448 )  R1000001- T1105841 (90447771) (9 00 293) 1  
  4  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, RHD (IDENT Y9) (NLS.- USE 90576805 )  T1105842- V1999999 (90538680) (9 00 329) 1  
  5  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, RHD (IDENT N9) (NLS.- USE 9227772 )  W1000001- X1999999 (90576805) (9 00 362) 1  
  5  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, RHD  Y1000001-  9227772 9 00 399 1  
  6  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, LHD (IDENT SS, SQ) (VARIABLE EFFORT TYPE) (NLS.- USE 90538728 , 90538447 , 11094532 ) (PLEASE REFER TO TECHNICAL BULLETIN TI-C-75 M18 DATED 9/96)  R1000001- T1105841 (90496588) (9 00 298) 1  
  7  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, LHD (IDENT Y1, Y3) (VARIABLE EFFORT TYPE) (NLS.- USE 9227771 )  T1105842- X1999999 (90538728) (9 00 330) 1  
  7  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, LHD (VARIABLE EFFORT TYPE)  Y1000001-  9227771 9 00 398 1  
  8  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, RHD (IDENT SR, ST) (VARIABLE EFFORT TYPE) (NLS.- USE 90538729 , 90538448 ) (PLEASE REFER TO TECHNICAL BULLETIN TI-C-75 M18 DATED 9/96)  R1000001- T1105841 (90496589) (9 00 299) 1  
  9  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, RHD (IDENT Y4, Y6) (VARIABLE EFFORT TYPE) (NLS.- USE 9227770 )  T1105842- X1999999 (90538729) (9 00 331) 1  
  9  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, RHD (VARIABLE EFFORT TYPE) (NLS.- USE 24460153 )  Y1000001- 11999999 (9227770) (9 00 397) 1  
  9  GEAR, ASSY., STEERING, RHD (VARIABLE EFFORT TYPE) (ZF)  21000001-  24460153 59 00 215 1  
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 20:03:49
He Shoots he Scores Thanks TB now why Could VX not be as help full as that instead of telling me they all are speed sensitive and they way he proved it was be telling me even the senator had Speed Sensitive steering boxes Idiots

Thanks TB told you I believed you :)

Craig
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 21:34:34
So I can use a steering Box from  W1000001- X1999999 and  Y1000001-

What years are these from ? 1996 - onwards ?

Craig
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: TheBoy on 11 July 2007, 21:39:53
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So I can use a steering Box from  W1000001- X1999999 and  Y1000001-

What years are these from ? 1996 - onwards ?

Craig

R 1994
S 1995
T 1996
V 1997
W 1998
X 1999
Y 2000
1 2001
2 2002
3 2003
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 21:45:26
Mine Is a W Reg and its year 2000
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: TheBoy on 11 July 2007, 21:47:03
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Mine Is a W Reg and its year 2000
The letters are nothing to do with reg, its the letter 7 digits from the end of VIN.
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 July 2007, 22:02:33
That makes mine a 2003 model, then. First registered 30/10/02 so I guess the model years came out before the real year end?

If they're numbered sequentially mine's only no. 246 out of that year...

Kevin
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: TheBoy on 11 July 2007, 22:09:19
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That makes mine a 2003 model, then. First registered 30/10/02 so I guess the model years came out before the real year end?

If they're numbered sequentially mine's only no. 246 out of that year...

Kevin
Yes, the model year tends to start just over halfway through previous year
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: MartinP on 11 July 2007, 22:15:20
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Phoned VX about Steering Box Part Numbers to see if they were the same through the range which they are apart from the elite with has variable effort.

So for a normal one for mine no Variable effort Vx wanted wait for it     644 + VAT so thats about  £756 I think and no thats not including getting it installed
Oh and they want your old one also and you dont get any money back for it
I actually Laughed at the guy and said i go to the scrapper for one but thanks for telling me they are the same through the range and the guy said no problems they are alittle expensive

Craig


what makes you think that you need a steering box?

Or was the exercise just for the fun of it!!
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 22:20:39
 :-? oh :) you learn something new everyday Thanks TB  :y
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: Craig_R on 11 July 2007, 22:26:12
James Thinks It might be the Steering Box I have has a knock in the steering and bad vibration when driving at any speed and I cant find where its coming from everything changed that it could of been kind of leave the steering Column and steering box i guess, i am going to have a good old hunt again but I am just getting all the info i need if it is the Box that needs changing
Title: Re: Steering Box Price Sooo Funny
Post by: omegalyn on 12 July 2007, 15:30:40
Hi there,
Have you tried to adjust the grub screw on the steering box, as you might be pulling it out anyway, adjusted mine to get rid of play in the steering wheel, I don’t know if this will stop any clanking though. If you do adjust it make sure that the engine is not running and the wheels are pointing forward, turn the screw an eighth of a turn at a time.
Good Luck.
Lyn