Defender steering wobble when hitting pot holes

Be suprised if it was loose they are normally a hell of a fight to change, nut might come loose but the arm is normally well stuck together and heat and hammers or a grinder are required to get it off.. If it is loose i would be tempted to change the arm or at least the Track rod end while it easy..

Been trying to put a Track rod end in mine for days off and on

It was held by the locking washer so wouldn't of dropped off but certainly wasnt right
Its fooking tight now so il see how she goes tomorrow

They are known to come loose, When refitting more so with a new arm it is worth doing a check say at 500mls

Went to work in the landy today as usual and the steering is now quite heavy (was always light before) and I now have a death wobble at about 50
So back to the drawing board

chrisstdt said:

Went to work in yheclandy today as usual and the steering is now quite heavy (was always light before) and I now have a death wobble at about 50
So back to the drawing board

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Did you change the panhard bushes and tighten the bolts up super feck off tight?

Al2O3 said:

Did you change the panhard bushes and tighten the bolts up super feck off tight?

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I've not fitted them yet ,all did was tighten the drop arm nut

PAS belt tight enough ?

Cavey_P38 said:

PAS belt tight enough ?

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I assume so as it's a spring loaded tensioner but il check tomorrow

when my steering goes heavy it is always the PAS belt has slipped a bit, mine has 200 tdi conversion and it and the alternator are a bit of a pain to get tight and keep tight..

I have been losing power steering when I go through water recently
It never used to do that and my 300 tdi lightweight doesnt do it

If 200tdi no tensioner on PAS pump.

Sprayed steering column ujs with duck oil acfew times and it has helped so I've ordered a new pair
Is the bottom bearing in the column itself available or does anyone know what size it is ?

And don't forget, vibration at about 50 could be the propshaft universal joints getting loose.

Brown said:

And don't forget, vibration at about 50 could be the propshaft universal joints getting loose.

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I grease them every month but il add that to the list of things to check

chrisstdt said:

I grease them every month but il add that to the list of things to check

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Change the panhard rod bushes

The power steering pump does have a limited life. I had to change mine at the end of 2017 The steering was becoming stiff occasionally, and then became stiff all the time. With a new pump it was very light indeed, which suggests it must have been losing efficiency for a while.

Al2O3 said:

Change the panhard rod bushes

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I'm doing them tomorrow will report back

Brown said:

The power steering pump does have a limited life. I had to change mine at the end of 2017 The steering was becoming stiff occasionally, and then became stiff all the time. With a new pump it was very light indeed, which suggests it must have been losing efficiency for a while.

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I sprayed the steering shaft ujs with duck oil and the steering went light again so I'm changing them tomorrow

Changed the panhard rod bushes ,there was slight play in one of them and it seems to have solved the problem
I broke my trusty old draper vice in the process so I'm shopping for a record vice now !
Anyone with death wobble check your panhard rod

chrisstdt said:

Changed the panhard rod bushes ,there was slight play in one of them and it seems to have solved the problem
I broke my trusty old draper vice in the process so I'm shopping for a record vice now !
Anyone with death wobble check your panhard rod

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When I last change all the steering and suspension bushes to eliminate a wobble, we got the press up to 13t before the old bushes popped out!