clintv8
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Okay so I'm thoroughly fed up I'm trying to rid myself of the dreaded death wobble.
At any speed over 50mph in my 300tdi auto hitting a bump sends the front wheels into a violent shaking only stops by hitting the brakes and getting down below 40mph.
Jacked front wheels up checked 12-6 and 9-3 positions by rocking only play was o/s wheel bearing swivel solid
Had both front wheels off checked and adjusted wheel bearings o/s was loose. O/s swivel preload fine with no play seal not leaking no play at all.
N/s wheel bearing fine. N/s swivel had resistance but not enough, took a shim out and reset preload. Spot on now.
Checked all track rod's including drag link.
Steering box tight to chassis, drag link tight.
The wheels and tyres came off another disco and where fine on that one for over a 1000 miles.
Checked steering damper looks like it is leaking and has smooth resistance in both directions but not changed one before but can't say it is correct as never changed one before.
I've gone through every thing I've seen on forum advice and it still does it.
Is there any other avenue to try it's doing my head in. Could steering damper be the fault. I once had a classic rr that didn't have one and didn't have this problem.
Will say everything was changed about 3 years ago poly bushed new shocks springs swivel balls (Teflon type) all new seals etc and one shot grease. Wasn't like this before and wasn't straight after either seems to have developed over last 6-12 months.
At any speed over 50mph in my 300tdi auto hitting a bump sends the front wheels into a violent shaking only stops by hitting the brakes and getting down below 40mph.
Jacked front wheels up checked 12-6 and 9-3 positions by rocking only play was o/s wheel bearing swivel solid
Had both front wheels off checked and adjusted wheel bearings o/s was loose. O/s swivel preload fine with no play seal not leaking no play at all.
N/s wheel bearing fine. N/s swivel had resistance but not enough, took a shim out and reset preload. Spot on now.
Checked all track rod's including drag link.
Steering box tight to chassis, drag link tight.
The wheels and tyres came off another disco and where fine on that one for over a 1000 miles.
Checked steering damper looks like it is leaking and has smooth resistance in both directions but not changed one before but can't say it is correct as never changed one before.
I've gone through every thing I've seen on forum advice and it still does it.
Is there any other avenue to try it's doing my head in. Could steering damper be the fault. I once had a classic rr that didn't have one and didn't have this problem.
Will say everything was changed about 3 years ago poly bushed new shocks springs swivel balls (Teflon type) all new seals etc and one shot grease. Wasn't like this before and wasn't straight after either seems to have developed over last 6-12 months.