Death wobble after hitting pothole

landowner · Jan 16, 2010

The Disco's been great and I've been up to eighty miles an hour, cruise at sixty regulaaar and she's not been a bit of trouble.
Until today....I hit a new pothole at about 50 mph and the front wheels developed terrible shake, like when the wheels arn't balanced. Had to slow down to about 30 mph to get it to stop.
I've not looked at owt yet but I'll check the power steering fluid tomorrow.
Any thing else on the mechanicl side to look for please.

Sean · Jan 16, 2010

missing wheel weights ?

Pikey · Jan 16, 2010

Bent track rod or buggered track rod end ball joint??

landowner · Jan 16, 2010

redhand said:
Bent track rod or buggered track rod end ball joint??

I'll have a look but it's not long since bin MOT'd

Cant understand why it needs a good jolt to start the wobble, could it be the steering damper ? having said that it dont look that old

Pikey · Jan 16, 2010

landowner said:
I'll have a look but it's not long since bin MOT'd

Cant understand why it needs a good jolt to start the wobble, could it be the steering damper ? having said that it dont look that old

Depending on how hard ya hit the pothole, The shock could have bent it.

Dent · Jan 16, 2010

Could try swivel preloads.

landowner · Jan 16, 2010

redhand said:
Depending on how hard ya hit the pothole, The shock could have bent it.

Just a bit of tarmac missing after the frost, probably a foot square by about2 or 3 inches deep.

Sean · Jan 16, 2010

landowner said:
Just a bit of tarmac missing after the frost, probably a foot square by about2 or 3 inches deep.

wheel weight cough cough

landowner · Jan 16, 2010

Sean said:
wheel weight cough cough

Noted first time but I dont know how to put two quotes in one post

I'll get em balanced for a couple of cans of ale at my local fix it establishement.

Pikey · Jan 16, 2010

fook when ya said pothole I was thinking fook orf great hole. not a little ripple in the ground :doh:

landowner · Jan 16, 2010

redhand said:
fook when ya said pothole I was thinking fook orf great hole. not a little ripple in the ground :doh:

That is a big hole, I'm used to smaller and not slushy.

martinhollings · Jan 17, 2010

swivel preload
try this Wheel_wobble

m35reo · Jan 17, 2010

swivel preload is worth checking fella, had the same thing on mine at around 65-70mph , thats what sorted it.
worth checkin everything else just in case also.

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