Steering shake after drop arm tightening.

Hi all,

I've searched and found the link that explains it all but this seems a little coincidental so wondered if anyone else has experienced this:

There was a lot of play in my steering which was down to the nut on the drop arm (steering box end) being loose. This was down to a buggered washer that wasn't holding the nut in place properly. So ... fitted a new washer and flattened the two sides to lock it in place after torquing the nut to 172Nm as stated in the workshop guide.

Took the Landy for a spin and all seemed great, no play at all and I was a happy chappy. I then went on the dual carriageway and as I hit 50mph the steering wheel started to shake as if the wheels were out of balance but much worse.

I didn't have this before I tightened the drop arm nut so is it caused by that or just coincidence?

Cheers

They've probably been shaking for a while but due to the play in the drop arm the shakes were not transmitted up the steering column to the steering wheel. Now you've tightened it all up you are feeling the classic symptoms of worn swivel pins. JMHO

Shifty1962 said:

They've probably been shaking for a while but due to the play in the drop arm the shakes were not transmitted up the steering column to the steering wheel. Now you've tightened it all up you are feeling the classic symptoms of worn swivel pins. JMHO

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That was top of my list Shifty ... new swivel pins and bearings to do shortly then!

Check if its just the preload on the swivels before you change them.

tottot said:

Check if its just the preload on the swivels before you change them.

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Good point tot