Awfull shake of the steering/front wheels

Hi callum d90 how did you check the swivels ? I had the same problem not sure if you
know but you need to disconnect the steering arms and check the preload with a spring
balance .

boycie said:

Hi callum d90 how did you check the swivels ? I had the same problem not sure if you
know but you need to disconnect the steering arms and check the preload with a spring
balance .

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Is didn't know that, I just made sure there was no play and no leaks on then, did disconnect the steering bars

elsie said:

good luck . it's a sod to pin down this one .

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Yes seems so... It's a headake haha

In same boat guys so far I have replaced whole front end only thing left is to change back to std wheels which I have waiting and front shocks and bushes

Dave, which alloys have you got fitted? Boost type?
I had a problem sometime back but it happened at 50mph, prev owner had same issue so she sold it as no one could find the problem, found out that all four wheels were not seated correctly flush even though nuts were torqued up correctly, had to grind out with a dye grinder the hole faces from behind. take of wheels and look for score marks on inside of alloys, then open up the face not the hole diameter.
hope this helps buddy.
Good luck

Hi. I had exactly the same problem at Easter time. It was the steering drop arm that had worn. Bit of a sod to do but easy enough!

Sadly as a result of the 'wobbling' i now think that the steering universal joint just by the bulk head has worn. Another job to do eh!

Hope you get to the bottom of it. Let us know please.

Pughy.

Pughy said:

Hi. I had exactly the same problem at Easter time. It was the steering drop arm that had worn. Bit of a sod to do but easy enough!

Sadly as a result of the 'wobbling' i now think that the steering universal joint just by the bulk head has worn. Another job to do eh!

Hope you get to the bottom of it. Let us know please.

Pughy.

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was it the ball joint that had worn then?

hock said:

was it the ball joint that had worn then?

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You know what i can't remember! It was v. Loose/wobbley! And bybreplacing it cured the steering wobble at 40-45 mph.

ive got an awful lot of wobbling too, usually at 55 but more recently at 45. done all the checks and replaced worn parts. next step is to replace wheels. the stud holes look well worn. pleased to know its not just me having this problem.

is this a common problem? and has anyone conclusively identifird the problem and fixed it. or is it a number of possabilities? the description really describes my situation. many thanks dan

It was the pan hard rod bushes making the wobble, put a hd one on with new poly bushes job done fixed