110 seems to get a wobble on the front end which is difficult to bring under control have replaced tie rod ends and ball joints,also got tracking done have just got mot on it but had to replace bushes (the 2 either side) do i need to do tracking again or is problem somethig else cheers
bustersbus
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Had kinda the same problem with my 110, changed bushes, ball joints, had trackin' done, etc. Then I changed the flanges on the wheels and nipped up the bearin's a wee bit and that seems to have done the trick (for now). It might not be wot's wrong with yours but it's worth checkin'. Just jack it up so the wheel is off the ground, take off rubber cap and then give it a wriggle to see if there's any play.
hello, have just checked front bearings and seems to be a little bit of play in passenger side, also checked tyre pressure as per previous topics and have reduced from 35 to 28 as per manual. would these two things make make so much difference, will get wheel balance checked tommorow as well cheers
hello again, ive just tightened bearing and taken for test drive, feels like im going to end up in the hedge, have had problem with this for some time but thoght ball joints etc and then the bushes for the mot which it passed on friday would solve this problem, it does appear to be worse driving downhill at about 30mph normaly i can do about 50mph on the flat if the roads are wide enough. still confused cheers
Merkins can spell "check" tooxheck your tyres, you could have an "egg" in one of em
Thats not nice, Yella - hes only just 50!
Similar thread recently, sounds like 'bump steer', can't find the link but something to do with swivel hub pre-load adjustment and shimming bearings to account for wear
http://www.landrover.ee/est/files/manuals/cars/defender/Defender1996.pdf
made a cup of tea, stood outside in the rain and swore at the landy for 15 mins (this always helps me to think straight) and then went through everything again, took for another drive and decided that the front end felt like it was swaying in the bends checked the front end and pushing down on the passenger side wing it makes a donk donk sound so im guessing the shock absorber is knackered, so the question is would this cauae the steering problem and should it off passed an mot like this. cheers
