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whens a panhard bush stuffed??
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:07 pm
by simcoe
Hi
is there any visible way to check to see if a panhard rod bush had bit the bullet??
only asking cos my truck (gu wagon) 3 inch lift, still has some wobble in the front and iv replaced everything but them!The rods are about 12 months old and havnt seen all that much action
cheers
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:59 pm
by turps
If thats all thats left. Then may as well replace them. As there pretty cheap from Nissan.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:30 pm
by NutterGQ
they will be cracked or completely torn up, easy to spot, but unlikely after 12 months if they where reasonable to begin with.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:15 am
by offroader-rama
it could be them i had a set last six months looked ok from out side but when put a pinch bar on it for leverage it moved around 5mm overall left to right
if there is any oil leaks near them they wont last long at all especialy rubber i run urathan now much better for panards i think 2 years from last set and still going strong
as for wobbles when you say you did everything else what have you done??
king pins?
wheel bearings?
discs?
control arm bushes?
shockie bushes?
tyres?
tie rod ends on front and rear drag link?
I have had the death wobbles 3 times in 4 years on my gq once was panard bush then tyres last time was tie rod ends.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:53 pm
by simcoe
as for wobbles when you say you did everything else what have you done??
king pins? NO
wheel bearings? YES
discs? NO
control arm bushes? YES
shockie bushes? NO
tyres? YES
tie rod ends on front and rear drag link? YES
I have had the death wobbles 3 times in 4 years on my gq once was panard bush then tyres last time was tie rod ends.[/quote]
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:05 pm
by offroader-rama
king pins will do it for shore if warn
warped discs will aslo but not a lot you'll fill it when you brake
shock mounts will allow the front to float finding anything loose
somethings to think about any way
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:20 pm
by simcoe
no worries i'l get the oldboy to check out the kingpins!
it brakes fine!
shock mounts are tight az!
cheers
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:21 pm
by simcoe
"king pins will do it for shore if warn "
i assume you mean the swivel hubs!
no kingpins in gu
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:37 pm
by offroader-rama
aren't the pins that center and sit in the bearings top and bottom of your swivel hub bearings called king pins????
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:25 am
by lexi
Yes and the bearings are sometimes called Kingpin bearings although usually swivel bearings.
Alex
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:54 am
by offroader-rama
also what dampaner are you useing if it has a big spring over it and the shockie inside is warn this can sometimes cause a wobble as the springs bounces back and forth trying to center itself