Td5 Wobble?

99claydond · Mar 16, 2010

Hello all,

My Td5 seems to have developed a wobble at about 65mph, and also after hitting a pot hole you can feel it for a short while afterwards?

i've had all the wheels balanced, have checked the props - including the infamous rubber doughnut!

any other suggestions? its getting increasingly noticable!

Cheers

Dan

robhew86 · Mar 16, 2010

You checked your shocks Dan? Possibly a shot shock?

robhew86 · Mar 16, 2010

You said you've had the wheels balanced too....stating the bleedin' obvious....tyre pressures all good too?

jai_landrover · Mar 17, 2010

Steering damper First guess! but alas an guided guess at that,

Howdy Dan you got yourself a Pretend Landy now? Disco I mean

johnlad · Mar 17, 2010

i had same symptoms a while back, it turned out to be the panhard rod bushes

thebiglad · Mar 17, 2010

Check the panhard bushes. My mates vehicle was doing the same and I went underneath and you could see the play as he rocked the steering wheel to and fro.

classic kev · Mar 17, 2010

99claydond said:
Hello all,

My Td5 seems to have developed a wobble at about 65mph, and also after hitting a pot hole you can feel it for a short while afterwards?

i've had all the wheels balanced, have checked the props - including the infamous rubber doughnut!

any other suggestions? its getting increasingly noticable!

Cheers

Dan

Hi Dan,

Long time no hear!!

Sounds like you might want to check swivel bearing preload, steering box backlash, tracking, all ball joints, steering damper, tyre pressures and steering shaft. That little lot should sort it. Keep ya busy anyway

squizzel · Mar 17, 2010

P38`s suffer with this too they call it "the death wobble", 90% of the time it turns out to be the steering damper.
Mark

jai_landrover · Mar 17, 2010

As above like Previously posted and what Kev says would start with ball joints and then the steering damper. If I was a betting man I would say Steering damper. Then work around panhard rod, swivels, wheel bearings, all bushes etc

99claydond · Mar 21, 2010

hello guys! sorry had some issues at home!

Thanks so much for your recomendations! i'm sifting through all suggestions!

Discobasher took it for a spin and reckond panhard rod so i'll start there n work me way through!

i'll keep ya'll posted

Dan

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