Problem #2 - horrible steering shake

[gthphotography]

This wobble of complete death happens when I drive over a serious pothole or like railroad tracks. The steering goes insane, it feels like the wheels are wobbling off the hubs or the cv joints are shot, except the D2 doesn’t have those. Really need to figure this out. Tie rod? Springs? What?

 

[Stocksuspension66]

Check panhard bushings

 

[gthphotography]

Check panhard bushings

Thank you.

 

[discostew]

search death wobble. Thats what your describing

 

[p m]

the wheels are wobbling off the hubs or the cv joints are shot, except the D2 doesn’t have those.

Neither is likely to be your culprit, but D2 definitely has both hubs and CV joints. At least three of the latter, of two different varieties.

 

[pdogg]

2nd vote for panhard rod bushings

 

[Knightspirit]

I had this as well - check my death wobble thread - it was BRAND NEW pan hard bushings that I had just had put in. Even if they're new - pull the pan hard bar and check it!

 

[gthphotography]

I had this as well - check my death wobble thread - it was BRAND NEW pan hard bushings that I had just had put in. Even if they're new - pull the pan hard bar and check it!

quickly: the pan hard rod is behind the diff? I replaced the tie rod, the one in front of the diff, with an adjustable beefy thing.

 

[Stocksuspension66]

Panhard is in front of the the front diff. Goes from driver side frame to passenger knuckle. I would remove the front wheels and place jack stands at the frame by rear of front radius arms so the front of suspension hangs with no tension. Get pry bar and check for play at panhard bushings. Then confirm torque

 

[gthphotography]

Panhard is in front of the the front diff. Goes from driver side frame to passenger knuckle. I would remove the front wheels and place jack stands at the frame by rear of front radius arms so the front of suspension hangs with no tension. Get pry bar and check for play at panhard bushings. Then confirm torque

thank you

 

[Jimmy]

The method I prefer to check the panhard bushings is to have one person behind the wheel wiggling it back and forth, and the other on the ground eyeballing the bar. It'll move in ways it shouldn't with a good bushing... it'll be obvious.