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Steering Gear Box

My Steering gear box is leaking and I want to get a Red Head re-manufactured replacement. I have a 1994 Grand Villa 280U on a Foretravel chassis. Does anyone know what type of box it is or a part number, so that when I contact Red Head I know what to tell them? I am attaching a few pictures if this would help.

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Reply #1 –
It appears to be a Sheppard M100 but it doesn't matter as you will send your box to them.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #2 –
Thank you very much!

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Reply #3 –
Redhead is very responsive, and great to work with! I just replaced my steering box a few weeks ago. It's a job, it will require some help to lower and lift the box into position (heavy sob)..... and you need the special tool too.
2001 36' U320 Build 5901
2001 LX470

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Quote from: James Bock –
Redhead is very responsive, and great to work with! I just replaced my steering box a few weeks ago. It's a job, it will require some help to lower and lift the box into position (heavy sob)..... and you need the special tool too.

Don't see a picture of the 5/8 allen socket which is needed also.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #5 –
It's in there in the picture.... Lower left
2001 36' U320 Build 5901
2001 LX470

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Reply #6 –
Got it.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #7 –
The U280 must be different than a U320 as far as steering box replacement. I had ours replaced while on the road in Tillamook Oregon, we did not have to pull the steering wheel as shown in the photo. All work was from underneath, the family stayed in the coach while I sat and watched the two mechanics replace it. About 2 hours to remove and replace.
Justin & Cathy Byrd
1995 U280 "Old Faithful"
36' Build #4673
C8.3 Cummins
Allison MD3060R 6 speed - retarder
Powertech 10KW  4cyl Kubota

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Quote from: FourTravelers –
The U280 must be different than a U320 as far as steering box replacement. I had ours replaced while on the road in Tillamook Oregon, we did not have to pull the steering wheel as shown in the photo. All work was from underneath, the family stayed in the coach while I sat and watched the two mechanics replace it. About 2 hours to remove and replace.

If you have 2 people you can pull the box away from the steering wheel splines from below. But much easier to remove when one person is doing it.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Quote from: FourTravelers –
The U280 must be different than a U320 as far as steering box replacement..

There is a lot more room to work on a 280 compared to the 320s. The 320 has the generator box in the way where the 280 there is plenty of room to set up on a bucket and do the removal.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

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Quote from: Pamela & Mike –
There is a lot more room to work on a 280 compared to the 320s. The 320 has the generator box in the way where the 280 there is plenty of room to set up on a bucket and do the removal.

Mike
I would think that the elevated platform of GV would allow more room below also.....
 
Justin & Cathy Byrd
1995 U280 "Old Faithful"
36' Build #4673
C8.3 Cummins
Allison MD3060R 6 speed - retarder
Powertech 10KW  4cyl Kubota
 

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Reply #11 –
Lots of great information, I feel much better about the whole thing. Thank you all very much!