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Know anything about steering gear? on a patrol?
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:43 pm
by 4Speed
Seem to have devoleped a knock like its catching on something in the steering when turing the wheels stationary......
I can't pin point it but I'm thinking steering gear...First I thought it was the TD big bore shock then I thought it was the spring resetting it self, it could have been the steering dampener.....all working fine.
No noise when driving, no problem with steering, just this knock which feels like its coming from the chassis when you turn the wheel, like its catching on something.
I was going to pull apart the steering gear and have alook see, but I thought I would ask incase I missed something simple.
Cheers
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:47 pm
by killer_garden_gnome
check your panhard bushes
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:49 pm
by 4Speed
There almost brand new...But I will
Cheers
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:51 pm
by killer_garden_gnome
its easier if u just get someone to rock your steering while your under there watchin the rod, its easy to see itll move 5 mm or so if they buggered i just know mine did the same thing and it was the bottom bush
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:52 pm
by its aford not a nissan
check body mounts
re:knock
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:59 pm
by Nelso
Check the panhard bolt at the chassis end. Mine seemed tight but it still needed to be done up much tighter. It was doing exactly as you described.
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:41 am
by nzdarin
Chassis panhard bolt needs to be very very tight. Scared the crap out of me the first time I saw one getting tightened. Forget the torque wrench just get a very big bar!
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:56 am
by grassyknoll
I recently had the same problem (or very similiar). I was getting a knock when turning near full lock to the left and the steering wounldn't want to centre on the way back (onl;y from turning left).
Ended up getting the steering box recond and now is all good
:):). Mine you $450 later (apparently thats a good price).
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:50 am
by 4Speed
Thanks Lads, I'll get under there and have alook.
Point in mind, Ive been checking it when my wife has been turing the steering wheel for me so I've been able to get a good look, this is why its stumped me.
Round 2
Re: re:knock
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:49 am
by 4Speed
Nelso wrote:Check the panhard bolt at the chassis end. Mine seemed tight but it still needed to be done up much tighter. It was doing exactly as you described.
Winner!, and I still can't work it out why, but it's fixed!!! Hung off both like a monkey and maybe got half a turn at the most on the big bar....Fixed