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gq wheel wobbles and leaky axle seals

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:12 pm
by rastaman75_
gday
so heres the thing, at reasonable speeds of say 70kms+ when i hit a decent sized pothole the front wheels of the ole gq shimmy from side to side and make for a some what terrifying experience. its running 6" lift, tuff dog 5 stage adjustables, rtc steering damp and its on 33's. im led to beleive that its not an uncommon problem but...
also losing diff oil thru what i beleive is the inner axle seal??? figure if im going to go in that far i might as well but new seals through the lot, how much ya reckon for the seal kit and much time / slash expertise does it take to pull down and rebuild?? cheers

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:32 pm
by turps
Seal kit. Have a look on ebay. Or just goto Nissan and get an axle seal. Then re lube everything

For the shimmy-
Fix caster
Check - Panhard rod bushes, tie rod ends, radius arm bushes, king pin bearings.

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:35 am
by rastaman75_
p.s sorry for askin q's that have already been asked 3 million times.... just found the 'search option'
cheers anyway champ

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:12 am
by Fatmatt
just do the whole swivel hub. its only a $100 kit

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:26 pm
by Yom
If you're having front axle seal issues you might find you have bearing problems which can also cause shimmy related issues!