Disco 2 Is my steering where connected to anything???

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I know this has been repeated before but suffer with the old 'Search' not playing ball who the admins tell me they are working on.

Anyway, to the title of my post.... is why my beloved D2 feels more like steering a ship than a car, where would the fault lie?

It has been like this since I bought it but I thought it is about time I did something about it, from watching the lads on Tirsbek their 90 was suffering with the same due to the universal joint being warn, in their video they did show how to inspect this and in doing this check did not find the UJ's to be the issue or loose in anyway.

Any help will be much appreciated
 
Then check them now... how much can you turn the steering wheel stationary without having any movement in the wheels ?(with engine running).... or if you can turn it much without movement in the drop arm then it might be internal wear in the box
 
I will check to see if there is any difference in play with or without the engine on, I assume this will confirm if it is before or after hydraulic pump? I have about 10-15 degrees of play but think that is with the off but will confirm tomorrow.

Thanks again

Just seen the typo in my title :oops:
 
So you have checked all the usual.......now change your wheel bearings I had exactly the same on our d2. You mite not even notice any wear in them when you check...I didn't then one let go completely.
 
When I bought mine it was almost undrivable... dont know how the OP took it on the road, as it handled like a small canoe.

Check your tyre pressures first... then look at the usual suspects, such at links and bushes. Get underneath whilst someone is rocking the steering back and forth. Also, tighten up the slack on the steering box.

Mine was a combination of tyre pressures, and a slack box. Its never going to drive like a sports car, so you get used to Landy steering....
 
triggersbroom said:
Panhard rod bushes or if it is worse when towing look at outer watts linkage bushes could be a bit of rear wheel steering
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Like this, this would make it steer a bit like a boat! (In case you dont know, when you steer a boat, it turns around the centre, i.e. the bow goes one way, the stern goes the other!) Let's see if @Turboman comments!
 
Stanley, would worn Watts linkage give lateral movements whilst driving along. I get a strange sensation when hitting a few bumps, that its moving with a side to side wobble.
 
A watts linkage ia a more complex but more efficient version of a Panhard rod. It is designed to allow an axle to move freely in a vertical direction but not in a horizontal direction. so if your back axle IS moving in a sideways direction then any part of the Watts linkage is suspect. Especially likely to happen going over bumps, as the vertical movement from one wheel could push the whole axle slightly to one side or the other. Would also be noticeable when going hard round bends. Much like driving an old car with no lateral location other than cart springs.
Good luck.
 
I also have some play in the steering even I have just changed all track rod assemblies few months ago. I should also check play in the steering box and adjust, but as my car is LHD the steering box in under ACE pump and I do not see chance to get to the adjusting bolt only after removing the ACE pump:mad:
 
berg450 said:
my car is LHD the steering box in under ACE pump and I do not see chance to get to the adjusting bolt only after removing the ACE pump
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It's reachable with handiness and a bit of contorsionism through the wheel arch's aperture from the wheel side, provided you dont have big tyres... steer completely to one side and you'll figure it out
 
My God, I must be obsessed, but here I am wondering what is going on when someone mentions Panhard Rod and Watts linkage in the same post.
Bizarrely the D2 has a Panhard rod on the front and a Watts linkage on the rear.
Of course play in any of the bushes on any part of the suspension will lead to movement and often noise. So wear in parts at either end of the vehicle can make steering a touch vague but it has to get quite a long way out to make it dangerous.
Here is a link to people who replace the Watts linkage with a Panhard rod. https://www.offroaddiscovery.com/2018/08/08/panhard-rod-track-bar-kit-conversion-from-watts-linkage
It is much simpler and less prone to wear, but due to the inevitable one-sided design, it can result it bump steer, which they do mention.

Now Traction control arms anyone?!!:D
 
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