Unless you have experienced this shake/wobble I'm afraid you are not qualified to comment, I feel I am so follow my story. So far I have replaced every shock absorber, all four road springs. steering damper. new swivel bearings, and reset pre-load twice. I have poly bushed the whole vehicle including the Panhard bar, changed the main track rod, renewed all steering ball joints, including the ball joint above the rear suspension. So far I have adjusted the steering box and tightened up the drop arm. I have also changed the wheels and tyre's, had the tracking set, and wheels re balanced. This vehicle has cost me a small fortune, I have owned the Disco for fourteen years and hate to give up on her but I feel one day she will cause an accident. I'm now tempted to change the steering box as its the only item I have not renewed. So will let you know if it cures the problem, it might save you a lot of work and money.
My Vehicle is a 1994 200 Series Discovery which has only covered 130,000 miles and has never been used off road, this steering wobble started about two years ago, and appears when I hit a pot hole on the motorway or on the rumble strips when entering or leaving a motorway slip road. Each time I've changed something on the vehicle I have hoped it will be the cure, but so far the shake still remains. What I can't understand is that during the time I have owned the vehicle there have been times when there has been some slack in the Panhard bar or the odd worn ball joint and this shake did not manifest its self then.
31st July 2012, Well I'm back, I have now renewed the steering box but sorry to say I still have the death Wobble, I'm now considering heavy duty front springs and shocks.
Its me again 22/12/2012 I have now cured the death wobble!! Britpart heavy duty springs all round, along with their Cellular Dynamic shocks and matching steering damper. Cost £262.80 and a days work. My discovery is now joy to drive, goes around corners like its on rails, a little bit firmer ride though, but a can't drive it enough now, even her in doors takes it out on occasions, before she wouldn't even travel in it as a passenger. I hope all this work and expense helps someone else with the same problem, its the old saying buy cheap buy twice, which is what I did, its clearly not worth it.
Hi folks 08/05/2013 sorry to say the death wobble is back, not so violent now but still have to brake hard slow right down to stop the shaking.
01/06/ 2013 Hi folks I'm back again, I have now fitted front and rear anti-roll bars with poly bushes, I have since driven at speed over all the local roads where the shaking always manifested it self and so far not a sign of a shake or even a slight shudder. I have a road trip of some 300 + miles to do in the Discovery in the next few weeks, which should be a good test, I will keep you informed.
I would say after all this work its now a much nicer vehicle to drive, less vague and I feel more in control. The work that I have carried out, which I'm assuming has now cured the problem, still doesn't answer the question as to why it started in the first place, have I only manage to control or mask the shake and therefor have not cure the original problem?.
Well its now 22/06/2013, Disco has been well used recently, and so far no sign of the dreaded shake, although I must admit I still tense up when I hit a large pot hole on the motorway.
Hi 06/12/2013 Disco still going well, during the summer we towed our caravan down to the west coast of Wales and toured around, Disco has been in constant use since with no sign of the shake.
I'm back again an its the 15th June 2016, I'm sorry to say the shaking did return an the anti roll bars only mask the problem for a short period, up until now I have learned lived with it by keeping off Motorways as much as possible and driving at less than 60 miles an hour. Just last week I fitted new brake discs and pads all round and have gone back to the original steel wheels that came with the vehicle, fitted with new Goodyear tyres which have been balanced. I have also welded in a new rear floor and repaired two body mounts for the MOT, but sorry to say it has made no difference at all, it still has the bloody shakes.
The vehicle has now covered 144,000 miles
I have just read Owl's suggestion with regards castor angle so I will give that a try, some one also suggested re-set the tracking with slight tow in as Land Rover set the tracking to tow out from new, which is unusual. I will let you know if I'm successful, if not I will retire to a darken room an scream.
All the Best Scrutto
Land Rover Discovery 200 tdi 1994
Land Rover Series 3 SWB Diesel 1980
Harley Davidson 1200 Custom 1999
Perhaps, crazymac (A SENOIR MEMBER)( Below) might have something more constructive to add, instead of hanging about in the sheep pen dressed in his wellies, bleating out stupid remarks, Hey Boyo? does A Senior Member reflect his position on the forum or his senile age?
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