Tim
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Apr 28, 2013 19:58:43 GMT
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Havnt heard of it - but will look into it
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Apr 29, 2013 11:07:17 GMT
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Is there a steering damper on these? We had exactly the same with a Range Rover, - it wasn't obvious it was knackered either but I used to refuse to drive it over 40 mph it was that bad - perfect below though.. Thats a damn good point! My old bug popped its steering damper and that wobbled like a curse word till i slowed down again... Was allways fine till i hit a bump then it started wobbling.. |
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bortaf
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Apr 29, 2013 12:45:08 GMT
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Range rover is steering box so has a damper on the steering tube, bongo is rack so possably not?
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unitybonez
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Apr 29, 2013 16:23:23 GMT
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What sorta suspension does it have up front?
It might sound silly but last year after re-assembling the front suspension i had a serious death wobble that would only get worse with speed and never go away. I tracked it down to a slightly loose upper a arm. And i really mean slightly.
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Sent from my ouiji board.
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Apr 29, 2013 16:58:29 GMT
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Tracking? Can cause odd things when it's a long way off, though it will also wear tyres.
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check the front antiroll bar bushes. Its responsible for more than cornering - it helps straight line stability. Also check the ball joints and track rods for play. With all that steering shake, your track rods will be taking a lot of abuse.
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Tim
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Had a bit of time to have a look at this today.
The centre bore of the wheels is nearly 6mm too large so have ordered some spigot rings to try and isolate wheel.centering as an issue.
Hopefully be here pretty soon so can try it out with them fitted.
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Have you checked the hub faces that the wheels bolt to are clean and flat - doesn't take much here to create a lot of run-out at the tyre.........
Nick
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Tim
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Seems pretty clean but will go over with wire brush anyway. These have arrived - I've centred the wheels with anal bolt tighteneing procedures and seems to have helped a lot - belt and braces:  Problem Solvers by Tim Cave, on Flickr |
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Tim
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May 25, 2013 19:07:07 GMT
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Success! One set of spigot rings has sorted it. Managed to explode an impact socket getting the rear wheel nuts undone though!
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May 25, 2013 20:54:07 GMT
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Good news although the exploded socket makes me wonder if over tightened nuts could have been the cause? (Not sure if that could be possible)
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