Death Wobble Causes
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:07 pm
Hi All.
I would like a list of possible causes for the steering on my rangey to get the wobbles up. It shakes the steering wheel to such an extent that it is an effort to hold on. All ways at around the 60 to 70 km mark.
I have swapped the front diffs ( ie complete axle ) on two range rovers first a 1981 and the second a 1977. The 81 used to be the good rangey but then I bought a bob tail , and am now swapping all the good bits from the 81 to it.
I had no issues with vibrations with the diff before I put it in the bob tail.
The diff was unbolted at the radius arms chassis joint and wheeled over and bolted in. Nothing was changed.
This is about all I can think of that has been done.
1 Radius arm bushes ,chassis and diff end are 6 mths old rubber.
2 drag link & tie rod ends , maxi drive , good condition
3 wheel berrings replaced when caster corrected swiveles done
4 ventilated front brakes done
5 15x8 alloy wheels with 33 x12.5 Baja MTZ Balanced ok
6 recoed 4 bolt steering box
7 suspension lift is only around 3 inches.
All I can see now is there is movement in the panhard rod where it meets the chassis but this movement is only forward and backward.
So any ideas on what to check would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Braudy
I would like a list of possible causes for the steering on my rangey to get the wobbles up. It shakes the steering wheel to such an extent that it is an effort to hold on. All ways at around the 60 to 70 km mark.
I have swapped the front diffs ( ie complete axle ) on two range rovers first a 1981 and the second a 1977. The 81 used to be the good rangey but then I bought a bob tail , and am now swapping all the good bits from the 81 to it.
I had no issues with vibrations with the diff before I put it in the bob tail.
The diff was unbolted at the radius arms chassis joint and wheeled over and bolted in. Nothing was changed.
This is about all I can think of that has been done.
1 Radius arm bushes ,chassis and diff end are 6 mths old rubber.
2 drag link & tie rod ends , maxi drive , good condition
3 wheel berrings replaced when caster corrected swiveles done
4 ventilated front brakes done
5 15x8 alloy wheels with 33 x12.5 Baja MTZ Balanced ok
6 recoed 4 bolt steering box
7 suspension lift is only around 3 inches.
All I can see now is there is movement in the panhard rod where it meets the chassis but this movement is only forward and backward.
So any ideas on what to check would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Braudy