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Stephan Laputka (Sflash868)
| | Posted on Sunday, February 09, 2003 - 12:08 am: | 
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Hey everyone,
I need help regarding my 1988 range rover. Whenever I make left hand turns and occasionally when i'm going straight i get a squealing from the front end of the car. I think it's coming from the front, driver side wheel but i'm not 100% sure, but deffinately the front end of the truck. There is also a vibration between 40 and 55. Is this my left hand side CV joint?? If it's not the CV what else could it be?? Thanks for any info.. |
han chung (Hanchung)
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Username: Hanchung
Post Number: 20
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 09, 2003 - 01:36 pm: |
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noise is prob your steering box... vib cvould be several things... your panhard rod bushings, radius arm bushs, balljoints, etc... |
Stephan Laputka (Sflash868)
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Username: Sflash868
Post Number: 6
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 09, 2003 - 09:41 pm: |
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The noise only happens when the car is moving not stopped. I know occasionally the steering box whines when one turns the wheel but the noise i'm talking about only happens when the front tires are moving and turning left. Could it still be my sterring box? |
Greg Hirst (Gregh)
Senior Member
Username: Gregh
Post Number: 57
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 09, 2003 - 11:47 pm: |
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Did you hit anything recently with your tire(s)? Kind of sounds like one of your brake shields is occasionally rubbing on rotor and needs to be pulled away.
Also could vibes be from balance weights getting knocked off wheel? Check tire balance.
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Stephan Laputka (Sflash868)
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Username: Sflash868
Post Number: 7
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 11:51 am: |
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Well, you guys were right, the vibrations wasn't the CV it was a u-joint. You know how i know??? Because my front driveshaft dropped out from under the car at about 60 mph leaving a nice pot mark by the passenger footwell. Of coarse it happens in upstate NY where there is no cell reception at all. This leads to my next question: I unscrewed the front drive shaft from the front diff, left the broken U-joint attatched at the other end, locked the diff and drove away on rear-wheel drive. How long can a rover sustain such usage? Will this screw up my transfer case in some way? |
Michael Slade
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| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 10:22 pm: |
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You're good for a while basically. Eventually you'll want to fix it as the t-case probably won't want to handle the stress through the center diff all the time locked up.
Additionally you're pushing 100% of the engines power through only one differential, a weak 2-pin design that has a very bad track record (I myself have broken two rear stock diffs).
Do some donuts while you can and get your front driveline rebuilt ASAP. You won't hurt anything immidiately, but your chances are increased.
Oh yeah, did I say go do some donuts while you can? Hehe.
Michael |
Jaime (Blueboy)
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Username: Blueboy
Post Number: 506
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 05:20 am: |
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Michael,
thanks for the info and good source. could come in very handy some day.
Jaime |
Stephan Laputka (Sflash868)
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Username: Sflash868
Post Number: 8
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 08:27 am: |
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The first thing that occured to me was to do donuts. I was on my way to crew practice and i found out a very important thing: 2WD range rovers SUCK in the snow. They also do not respond well to countersteering, nor do they recover from slides very well. I have ARB lockers, so i'm hoping they will hold up better than a stock range rover diff. Here is a picture of my u-joint before I pulled it out.. |
Stephan Laputka (Sflash868)
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Username: Sflash868
Post Number: 9
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 11:31 am: |
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on the side of the road... |
Stephan Laputka (Sflash868)
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Username: Sflash868
Post Number: 10
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 02:14 pm: |
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I just ordered a new driveshaft from Tom Woods. It has a double CV of BOTH sides of the shaft so if i ever lift the truck again i won't have to worry about vibrations. Right now there is 3 inches of lift in the suspension, if i put in 2 inch spacers to make it 5 inches, how would the stock rear shaft handle with it. I have heard that the rear can handle more of an angle than the front, i'm assuming due to it's length, will it take 5 inches if i ever put spacers in?? |
-bob- (Xavetarx)
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Username: Xavetarx
Post Number: 40
Registered: 01-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 03:34 pm: |
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Stephan, what tire are you running on there? (and size)
Thanks,
-bob-
p.s. how old are you kid? |
Stephan Laputka (Sflash868)
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Username: Sflash868
Post Number: 11
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 05:28 pm: |
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The tires are Radial Swampers. THey are 265/80 r16. I'm 19 years old. I had to fit a 2-inch body lift as well as a 3 inch suspension lift to fit them without trimming and rubbing. |
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