hello everyone. new here. Already found all kinds of useful stuff. Have been rebuilding my 96 Disco and already replaced the steering box and steering damper shock. (have a small leak so will be replacing the hoses next but by itself it's too small to affect steering). Still the steering feels too heavy even for a LL, specially when maneuvering in and out of parking spaces. Any suggestions? Is the steering fluid shared by any other systems (i.e brakes)? Could fluid viscosity make a difference?

 

I figure since you have replaced the gear box that you also replaced the steering fluid, you might want to add a bottle of Lucas power steering additive to see if you can free up the pumps action.
Mike