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monkeydiver

New Member

• Aug 10, 2008

• #1

Hi, need a little help on a small issue. After some Broxhead off roading the old girl has developed a scary wheel wobble between 40 and 50 mph. So i had the wheels balenced, and tracking done ( chap said mine was the straightest 110 he'd ever checked, BONUS) but this hasn't changed anything. I detected some play in the steering drag end link so changed that today and tightened the damper mountings a bit but still no difference. Bearings seem ok so am i looking at a hub/swivel ball problem?? Any advice would be fantasic.
Thanks
Monkeydiver

 

TheVengefulElephant

Well-Known Member

• Aug 10, 2008

• #2

What tires have you got? Not missing any aggressive nobbles are you muffdiver?

 

bustersbus

Well-Known Member

• Aug 10, 2008

• #3

Check yer wheel bearings, swivel pins, shims, steering shaft uj's and check yer bushes as well

 

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monkeydiver

New Member

• Aug 10, 2008

• #4

Running BFG Mud's all in good condition. The only bush that i could see movement on was the drivers side radius arm where it mounts to the axle. Will hoof front end up tomorrow and check all thats suggested.
Cheers all.
Monkeydiver ( no muffs involved )

 

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boydy1989

Well-Known Member

• Aug 10, 2008

• #5

Check your UJ's on the prop shafts too

 

bustersbus

Well-Known Member

• Aug 11, 2008

• #6

Check yer rear wheel bearings aswell

 

ratty

I'm not special I'm limited edition

• Aug 11, 2008

• #7

bustersbus said:

Check yer rear wheel bearings aswell

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Yep. I second that un.

 

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monkeydiver

New Member

• Aug 18, 2008

• #8

Ok. wheel bearings changed, no differance. No detectable paly in swivel pins or steering.... Help.....

 

duffdef

New Member

• Aug 18, 2008

• #9

I've been through all this twice before on two different motors (the vibration feels like the wheels bout to drop off and you can set it off by shaking the steering wheel or going over a bump 45/55mph onwards, both times it's ended up being radius arm bushes.

 

Oddie

AntiSeptic Sandal Wearer

• Aug 18, 2008

• #10

It's your propshaft UJs. See Boydy's post (#4)!

 

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monkeydiver

New Member

• Aug 19, 2008

• #11

Outstanding, i thought these were a little too flexible. When i get the chaps to shake the beast there if noticable movemovement on the nearside radius arm bushes. Also your spot on by saying how to set it off. If you accellerate upto 60 there is nothing, but hit a bump or white line or come off the power and all hell breaks loose !!
Thanks for your help

 

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monkeydiver

New Member

• Aug 19, 2008

• #12

Both front UJ'S replaced a couple of months back and bo play in them at all.

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Aug 20, 2008

• #13

Ive had what this sounds like. Check you propshafts to see if there strait. I had a bent rear prop shaft from dragging it over break overs, developed an aggressive vibration at around 30 and 60.

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Aug 20, 2008

• #14

Also bad UJ deffinitly cause this, and transfer box bearings. Ive had the whole bunch.

The above seems more likedly.

 

hughesy

Well-Known Member

• Aug 20, 2008

• #15

odenne said:

It's your propshaft UJs. See Boydy's post (#4)!

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How would knackered propshaft u/j's cause wheel wobble???

 

Oddie

AntiSeptic Sandal Wearer

• Aug 20, 2008

• #16

hughesy said:

How would knackered propshaft u/j's cause wheel wobble???

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Wouldn't, they'd cause shaking which could possibly be confused as wheel wobble .

 

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monkeydiver

New Member

• Aug 20, 2008

• #17

If you lean out of the window you can see my front wheels wobbling! going down the radius arm bushes first, also an excuse to fit castor corrected ones.
Cheers all

 

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monkeydiver

New Member

• Dec 1, 2008

• #18

All sorted, new steering damper and recon steering box and all is well.