Still got death wobble
- Thread starter big buck
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I can barely read your post because of the grammar... but what I'm getting is that you replaced:
steering damper
preload on front diff?
replaced drive shaft
you're planning to do panhard, which is a good call as that's generally a culprit at that mileage, if not before.
steering damper
preload on front diff?
replaced drive shaft
you're planning to do panhard, which is a good call as that's generally a culprit at that mileage, if not before.
Removing the steering damper until you solve the wobble issue. They aren't for that and only serve to mask steering problems.
I have never had a serious death wobble, except for one time when I hit a patch of potholes at 70mph.
What I do have is an overall general sense of instability and "tippyness" especially at highway speeds. Replaced springs, shocks, ALL bushings, sway bar bushings, steering box, control/track rods, TRE's. Next on the list are Swivel pins.
What I do have is an overall general sense of instability and "tippyness" especially at highway speeds. Replaced springs, shocks, ALL bushings, sway bar bushings, steering box, control/track rods, TRE's. Next on the list are Swivel pins.
HAHA! Mine went away when I decided I did not like telephone poles. I loved my DI but those swivel balls were horrendous and so time consuming if they started to leak.
The first thing I expect people to have done in this event is balance their tires. If they don't mention it, though, I can't assume it's been done.
An out of balance tire in the sizes many of us use will shake the steering wheel all over the fucking place; especially when decelerating. To most, it will feel rather alarming. There need be no obvious warning.
The condition can seem to come out of nowhere. It slowly creeps up in a manner as not to be noticed, and then all of a sudden everything seems to go wrong.
Have your tires balanced by more than one shop. Be sure they try rotating the tire on the wheel.
Do this before replacing parts. While a mechanical issue is indeed likely to have caused the behavior, the process of elimination must always be observed.
Cheers,
Kennith
An out of balance tire in the sizes many of us use will shake the steering wheel all over the fucking place; especially when decelerating. To most, it will feel rather alarming. There need be no obvious warning.
The condition can seem to come out of nowhere. It slowly creeps up in a manner as not to be noticed, and then all of a sudden everything seems to go wrong.
Have your tires balanced by more than one shop. Be sure they try rotating the tire on the wheel.
Do this before replacing parts. While a mechanical issue is indeed likely to have caused the behavior, the process of elimination must always be observed.
Cheers,
Kennith
Ball joints some peoples say tie rod ends different terminoligy the things that swivel on the ends of the drag link and steering rod
Any thing else that is poly or rubber that relates to the front end is also suspect ...
Any thing else that is poly or rubber that relates to the front end is also suspect ...