Vibration from drivetrain when driving at 50+

Landyfox · May 1, 2014

trax said:
i'll be headed to the northeast in 3-4 months. if your not sorted, i can bring bits n bobs from the donor fender, or if i see wolf pass it along.

Cheers that would be great

Landyfox · May 1, 2014

Oldseadog said:
, the caliper bolt washers are important

Don't be telling me there's important parts to remember

Oldseadog · May 1, 2014

Landyfox said:
Don't be telling me there's important parts to remember

Errrr ... yup

yellow90 · May 1, 2014

will be keeping an eye on this thread , o have exactly the same problem also started when fitted offroad wheels and tyres on BOTH my defenders, now BOTH defenders wobble and shake and BOTH now have road tyres !!

the_wolf · May 2, 2014

I am ordering the parts to rebuild jmy left swivel (cant afford to do both) so we'll see if that makes a difference. One thing i did notice today was that when on the motorway if i turn the wheel a little more than usual, going round a tighter, longer curve than i usually do, then the vibration lessens and doesnt last anywhere near as long yet when i straighten up it comes back to what its normally like. It doesnt go away completely though.

trax · May 2, 2014

the_wolf said:
I am ordering the parts to rebuild jmy left swivel (cant afford to do both) so we'll see if that makes a difference. One thing i did notice today was that when on the motorway if i turn the wheel a little more than usual, going round a tighter, longer curve than i usually do, then the vibration lessens and doesnt last anywhere near as long yet when i straighten up it comes back to what its normally like. It doesnt go away completely though.

trax said:
when it wobbles, does it go away when you turn the wheel a bit?

either way you can check for play easier with another person. one turns the wheel, the other goes around watching and prodding

the_wolf said:
Nope. As soon as I hit 50 it starts and gets worse. The vibration and shudder through the wheel is actually that bad that it kind of hurts my hand after a while.
I'm leaning more and more to thinking it's the steering box but I just don't know

Bloody newbs! :monitor_punch: :lol:

good luck, and triple check all the joints and bushes for any play!

Dr_evil · May 2, 2014

You sure your chassis isn't twisted

you did hit it pretty hard on the lanes

the_wolf · May 2, 2014

This started before I went laning so not that. My landys not that weak lol.

And Trax it doesn't go away completely, it's still there and merely lessens but only when I turn the steering wheel a bit more than normal at the same speeds. I deliberately turned it more today to check and see as usually road conditions when I'm driving don't allow me to

Dr_evil · May 2, 2014

I reckon you're imagining it

the_wolf · May 2, 2014

I wish I was, it's bloody atrocious

trax · May 2, 2014

the_wolf said:
This started before I went laning so not that. My landys not that weak lol.

And Trax it doesn't go away completely, it's still there and merely lessens but only when I turn the steering wheel a bit more than normal at the same speeds. I deliberately turned it more today to check and see as usually road conditions when I'm driving don't allow me to

i'm just winding you up, but did it matter which way you turned?

the_wolf · May 2, 2014

Nope seemed to be the same as far as I could tell.

Still the swivel? Or tyres?

trax · May 2, 2014

the_wolf said:
Nope seemed to be the same as far as I could tell.

Still the swivel? Or tyres?

god knows now. think it's going to be a case of fix everything and see.

least you don't have a car boot that won't open and the only way to get access to the lock is by removing the plastic trim.. which requires the boot to be open. :scratching_chin:

the_wolf · May 2, 2014

Nope I've just got a 90 that feels like the wheels are going to fall of when I drive on the motorway lol. Strange thing is that even though it's coming through the steering, if I'm goingg straight and let go of the steering wheel it doesn't wander or move when it vibrates :s

Dr_evil · May 2, 2014

cvs ?

the_wolf · May 2, 2014

Steering is spot on and no clicking or clunking when I'm turning at slow speeds

trax · May 2, 2014

the_wolf said:
Nope I've just got a 90 that feels like the wheels are going to fall of when I drive on the motorway lol. Strange thing is that even though it's coming through the steering, if I'm goingg straight and let go of the steering wheel it doesn't wander or move when it vibrates :s

i reckon you should gaffer a video camera under your bumper watching your wheels.. or take the floor plate out and get the missus to stick her head under

Dr_evil · May 2, 2014

I has hd cv joints here if wanted......if not they may find their way into my axles

the_wolf · May 2, 2014

It definitely doesn't seem like cvs, otherwise surely it would show up at lower speeds.
Dont have a video camera lol and I doubt the missus would do that. I'm confident the wheels themselves aren't moving as surely it wouldn't travel in a straight line when I let go of the wheel?

trax · May 2, 2014

the_wolf said:
It definitely doesn't seem like cvs, otherwise surely it would show up at lower speeds.
Dont have a video camera lol and I doubt the missus would do that. I'm confident the wheels themselves aren't moving as surely it wouldn't travel in a straight line when I let go of the wheel?

i thought you said your steering wheel moves side to side?

if so then something from the steering wheel to the wheels is moving

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