Disco 2 what would cause it?

Hi all

my new 2003 td5 seems not to auto correctly completly once turned around a coner if you no what i mean

never seen a steering damper before ,what does that do???
if weak would this course my problem

griff

griff2 said:

Hi all

my new 2003 td5 seems not to auto correctly completly once turned around a coner if you no what i mean

never seen a steering damper before ,what does that do???
if weak would this course my problem

griff

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I've read this several times over and still can't work out what you're on about.

sorry
im meaning when i turn the steering wheel and release it,instead of returning to the straight postion is seems to stay slightly pulling to the left ,ie does not auto correct its self back to the straight postion

griff2 said:

sorry
im meaning when i turn the steering wheel and release it,instead of returning to the straight postion is seems to stay slightly pulling to the left ,ie does not auto correct its self back to the straight postion

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How does the steering feel apart from that? Notchy or smooth?

very smooth,its got a small leak on the steering pump,but always topped up ,never lefy to get low

i ordered a new pump which arrived today so will be fitting soon but seeing kept topped up i would not of thought that would course this would it ????

thats why I'm wondering about a steering dampener ,but don't really know what it does

Have you had the tracking checked? Also, have you checked your tyre pressures?

griff2 said:

very smooth,its got a small leak on the steering pump,but always topped up ,never lefy to get low

i ordered a new pump which arrived today so will be fitting soon but seeing kept topped up i would not of thought that would course this would it ????

thats why I'm wondering about a steering dampener ,but don't really know what it does

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The first thing I'd be doing is lubricating the steering u/j's and seeing if that makes a difference.

when you say lubricate the steering ujs do you mean grease them ? ie do they have grease nipples? ive never worked on a disco before
got a quote today for 80 euros ,not sure if thats good or not?
as for tyre pressure front set as per manual at 2.2 bar

griff2 said:

when you say lubricate the steering ujs do you mean grease them ? ie do they have grease nipples? ive never worked on a disco before
got a quote today for 80 euros ,not sure if thats good or not?
as for tyre pressure front set as per manual at 2.2 bar

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They don't have grease nipples. An old thumb pump oil can, a spray bottle with duck oil or even a can of wd40 can be used to lubricate them and get them moving properly again. Once you've got them moving you can then look at coating them in grease to keep them that way. It's hard to get grease actually into them unless you're using something like a spray can of lithium grease.

ok thanks mate will do that tomorrow night after work and post up the results,if no change then maybe look at damper????

griff2 said:

ok thanks mate will do that tomorrow night after work and post up the results,if no change then maybe look at damper????

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The damper is there to take the vibration out not centre the steering. Swivel preloads can also cause it if not properly set up.

no swivels on the D2

johnlad said:

no swivels on the D2

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Youre right.

Although it's possible it's the steering pump the steering uj's are the most likely.

Take the damper off.

The damper adds weight to the steering , if it's weak, you can get slappy steering, if heavy, it may be bent or starting to sieze up

At the very least, if it's the same when off. You have eliminated it,

Next stop is a siezing steering ball joint

Cheers

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The steering was exactly the same on my TD5,it was the top and bottom ball joints seizing up,had them changed and all was good.

cool i will have to get some,hopefully can do myself

griff2 said:

cool i will have to get some,hopefully can do myself

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if you mean the ball joints,you need a special puller to do it correctly,but if you look online,there are plans for making one,plus you will probably need some heat on them.