GQ Steering Vibrations

[McJeff]

Hey GQ Owners,

My '90 GQ lwb has exprienced vibrations at speed over 85km/h, steering wheel vibrates only in this case, do i need to replace bushes?
I've tried wheel alignment, worked for a while but the vibrations has come back...

If it's steering, what do i do, should i fork out some dosh on genuine parts or aftermarket items?

Thanks in advance

Cheers

Grant

[Area54]

I mean this in the nicest possible way.

This subject has been discussed many times before on this site, have a bit of a search on the subject, you will find many people with a similar problem to what you have mentioned, by reading the posts you may pick up some info or help you to a) diagnose it yourself or b) explain it in terms that a workshop may understand. It can be very frustrating (the steering wobble), many of us have been there, but many people have asked the same question as you. Quite a lot of things can influence the wobble, have a look around, theres plenty of info already on here.

[McJeff]

I've tried search thingo but none coming up with useful info thats why i'm asking some of 'experts'

Cheers

Grant

[hottiemonster]

have u got your tyres re-balanced?

[McJeff]

Hey,

Yes i did have my tyres balanced at same time with wheel aligment so proabably just bushes?

If it's bushes, how much for new one?

Cheers

Grant

[Tiny]

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... de=results

have a look at some of the search results here

What lift if any, what size and type of tyres, if lifted what castor correctio, how long has it vibrated for, what have you done ie wheel alighnment, wheel ballence, have you got castor checked?

[turps]

Hey,

Yes i did have my tyres balanced at same time with wheel aligment so proabably just bushes?

If it's bushes, how much for new one?

Cheers

Grant

Panhard rod bushes are about $13-15 genuine. Nissan will only sell the front panhard as a complete unit but the rear bushes fit the front. And sold seperatly.

[McJeff]

Hey,

Tiny, Thanks for the link, my patrol don't have any lift nor bigger tyres i had a vibration for 1-2 weeks.

Turps, thanks for the pricing, shuld i get nissan to fit or 4x4 specialist?

Cheers

Grant

[Tiny]

Hey,

Tiny, Thanks for the link, my patrol don't have any lift nor bigger tyres i had a vibration for 1-2 weeks.

Turps, thanks for the pricing, shuld i get nissan to fit or 4x4 specialist?

Cheers

Grant

just get your local suspensionplace to fit if your not comfotable doing yourself, get an alignment and ballence at the same time

[turps]

Hey,

Tiny, Thanks for the link, my patrol don't have any lift nor bigger tyres i had a vibration for 1-2 weeks.

Turps, thanks for the pricing, shuld i get nissan to fit or 4x4 specialist?

Cheers

Grant

Not sure how hard to do they are. Have been told they can be done in a vice at home. But not sure how. When I do mine I planned on taking the panhard rod off and taking it to a shop with my new bushes. Or take it to mates place, who knows how to do it.

[Tiny]

Hey,

Tiny, Thanks for the link, my patrol don't have any lift nor bigger tyres i had a vibration for 1-2 weeks.

Turps, thanks for the pricing, shuld i get nissan to fit or 4x4 specialist?

Cheers

Grant

Not sure how hard to do they are. Have been told they can be done in a vice at home. But not sure how. When I do mine I planned on taking the panhard rod off and taking it to a shop with my new bushes. Or take it to mates place, who knows how to do it.

they can, but a press or something is much easier, get them to do the wheel alignment etc at the same time

[ozy1]

panhard bushes arent hard to do at home, with a large vice,

to get the old ones out, i have supported panhard on timber, used large socket and beat them out with a large hammer,

to put them in, get some WD40 or similar, open vice, line the bush so its aiming into panhard and close vice, and lube bush, and slowly wind in, it will get to the point where you cant wind it in any further, so you have to space out the pan hard side to make it centred,

[bazzle]

panhard bushes arent hard to do at home, with a large vice,

to get the old ones out, i have supported panhard on timber, used large socket and beat them out with a large hammer,

to put them in, get some WD40 or similar, open vice, line the bush so its aiming into panhard and close vice, and lube bush, and slowly wind in, it will get to the point where you cant wind it in any further, so you have to space out the pan hard side to make it centred,

What he said.

AND RE BALANCE

Bazzle

[ozy1]

panhard bushes arent hard to do at home, with a large vice,

to get the old ones out, i have supported panhard on timber, used large socket and beat them out with a large hammer,

to put them in, get some WD40 or similar, open vice, line the bush so its aiming into panhard and close vice, and lube bush, and slowly wind in, it will get to the point where you cant wind it in any further, so you have to space out the pan hard side to make it centred,

What he said.

AND RE BALANCE

Bazzle

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