Me too. When they first start to wear a pot hole is handy to start the wobble off. As the wear progresses it starts once you get a bit of speed up.
frog hopper
Well-Known Member
Could just as easily be the pre-load on the swivels.
bluedog333
Well-Known Member
Swivel pre-load; ball joints; steering & suspension bushes are all likely contenders.
Steering shaft UJs are another quick check.
Steering shaft UJs are another quick check.
lightning
Well-Known Member
That's what it was on our 110
It is a fine line between to loose/to tight, and correct.
But as said above do not concentrate on just one thing, check it all it could be a combination of wear on everything.
Old Landys Rule
New Member
Also... don't forget the rear of the motor. Might seem counter-intuitive for a wobble on the front but hear me out...
Dick (my Dad) had the death wobble on Trigger (his Disco 200tdi) where - quite literally - he changed everything on the front, from swivels, to bushes and shockers etc. (even changed the steering box)- but still didn't cure it. This went on for months and months, and he ended up driving at 50mph everywhere (saved loads on juice but was always late
).
He read something online somewhere that mentioned the rear bushes... so he changed one side panhard rod bushes and cured it instantly. Didn't even need to do the other side or the a-frame (although he did anyway).
After he sorted it, he said to me "you might think you've experienced death wobble but until you get it, outside lane of the M25 in Surrey, rush hour, at 75mph, you *really* haven't". Definitely a 'check your pants' moment
EDIT: Might sound weird, but something as trivial as uneven tyre pressures also provokes the death wobble - as we found out, also on Trigger.
Dick (my Dad) had the death wobble on Trigger (his Disco 200tdi) where - quite literally - he changed everything on the front, from swivels, to bushes and shockers etc. (even changed the steering box)- but still didn't cure it. This went on for months and months, and he ended up driving at 50mph everywhere (saved loads on juice but was always late
).He read something online somewhere that mentioned the rear bushes... so he changed one side panhard rod bushes and cured it instantly. Didn't even need to do the other side or the a-frame (although he did anyway).
After he sorted it, he said to me "you might think you've experienced death wobble but until you get it, outside lane of the M25 in Surrey, rush hour, at 75mph, you *really* haven't". Definitely a 'check your pants' moment
EDIT: Might sound weird, but something as trivial as uneven tyre pressures also provokes the death wobble - as we found out, also on Trigger.
frog hopper
Well-Known Member
Yes it could, you need to feel some resistance when you try to turn the hub, a look for the right tension and a cheapo fishing scale will see you right.
But as others have said, it could be a load of different things, but all of those things are worth checking out anyway, wobble or not.
frog hopper
Well-Known Member
A good chance you found the problem if the joint was loose. Not the sort of thing you want to come apart when driving.
