Steering wheel shake

Hi, Does anyone know why, when passing over any ruts or deep manhole covers, the steering wheel on my '94 classic shakes violently from side to side for a couple of seconds? She drives perfectly otherwise with none of the steering shake associated with wheel balance problems. There is no pulling or wander either. Someone suggested a worn ball joint. Is this a possible cause?

Deffo check the ball joints... don't just wiggle them back and forward, push them up and down as well

Hi.

I'm not to familiar with the Classic, as I have a P38, but have you checked the steering damper? I had a shudder on my steering. Took it to have the joints checked and all seemed fine. I then spoke to a Rangie spares shop and they said I must checked the damper. Fitted 2 and all my problems are solved.

eye i agree wiv buster, mine was like that, i adjusted the steering box play and changed trak rod ends, good as gold

check the preload of front swivels, if its a bit slack it can cause steering shake as well.

Other then a possible steering damper problem that is almost classic swivel pre-load symtoms.

I ahd that problem on my 1998 DSE and i checked the steering joints and could not find the problem untill i took it to a mates workshop and we put it on the MOT ramp with the moving plates you run the front wheels on and we soon found wear in both track rod ends, i could not detect that with a bar

ere andy....get off the forum and do some welding you got an exhaust down pipe for a petrol series ?

Disco71 said:

ere andy....get off the forum and do some welding you got an exhaust down pipe for a petrol series ?

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I was just about to but I keep getting interupted

Down pipe for petrol Series. Don't think so. Try TJ Landrovers at Three Legged Cross. Oh and you will need to get the front wheels up onto ramps to get the old one out and the new one in, there isn't enough room otherwise

cheers mate, are they on the estate as you head towards the a31 ?

No, Woolsbridge caravan park is the same entrance. If you get to the RSPCA place then you have gone by it. When you get to caravan site reception, turn right and it's in there.






Am I free to do some welding now??

andyb66 said:

Am I free to do some welding now??

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Do yu travel to Basingstoke, Andy?:behindsofa:

The Mad Hat Man said:

Do yu travel to Basingstoke, Andy?:behindsofa:

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Sorry no. Not that it is too far, but I have made a rule not to do on-site welding jobs. Never ideal IME.

I really should get to the workshop now, but feel free to PM me.