Ben Jordan
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Hey guys
I'm currently working on maintaining my Discovery 1 and whilst cleaning under the front end, I can feel a little play from left to right on my front radius arms where they meet their bushes - how much should the radius arm be able to move from side to side? A little bit, maybe 1-2mm, or should they rigidly not move sideways at all?
I have a slight vagueness to my steering, hard to describe but almost like when I make a slightly harsh turn while travelling forward at say anything from 10mph I can feel the front 'fish' to the direction I am turning to, just slightly...
I'm not sure if I have much/any front-rear movement in the bushes but I did notice that during braking from speed (say 50mph) I almost feel a pulsing motion to how the vehicle slows. I can't feel this pulsing whilst accelerating. I was wondering if this pulsing is the bearing chattering back and forth a bit during braking load? Or is this more likely to be a warped disc or something else?
Advice from anyone and anything else to check would be great! I am a novice mechanic but would at least like to properly diagnose the issue before I contact my repair shop to begin a process.
I'm currently working on maintaining my Discovery 1 and whilst cleaning under the front end, I can feel a little play from left to right on my front radius arms where they meet their bushes - how much should the radius arm be able to move from side to side? A little bit, maybe 1-2mm, or should they rigidly not move sideways at all?
I have a slight vagueness to my steering, hard to describe but almost like when I make a slightly harsh turn while travelling forward at say anything from 10mph I can feel the front 'fish' to the direction I am turning to, just slightly...
I'm not sure if I have much/any front-rear movement in the bushes but I did notice that during braking from speed (say 50mph) I almost feel a pulsing motion to how the vehicle slows. I can't feel this pulsing whilst accelerating. I was wondering if this pulsing is the bearing chattering back and forth a bit during braking load? Or is this more likely to be a warped disc or something else?
Advice from anyone and anything else to check would be great! I am a novice mechanic but would at least like to properly diagnose the issue before I contact my repair shop to begin a process.
