Marc Potter
Member
Apologies once more if I have posted this in the wrong section of Ford Focus World.
My 1997 Discovery is suffering from what the Land Rover specialist called "Shopping Trolley Syndrome." Prior to the M.O.T and service at my old garage all was well, but after that certain roads with adverse camber or bumps leads to a sever juddering of the steering wheel until the camber changes. Then it is fine.
My new garage who specialise in Land Rovers found that the swivels were exceptionally loose and that my old garage had inadvertently put a new steering damper on up side down. The problem remained and I have had the track rod replaced, drag link ball joints replaced and new bearings to both front hubs. I also had De Carbon shocks fitted to the rear, which has made a massive improvement to the handling. Notwithstanding that, whilst driving on the A14 today, I had five seconds of severe steering judder.
I spoke with the chap at the garage who worked for Land Rover for 20 years including the original Discovery said that there would be one occasional Discovery that would do that. It was inexplicable and sometimes righted itself when worn tyres were replaced. He advised against spending further sums on this as he said that it would not necessarily make any difference.
Has anybody else experienced this or can suggest what the possible causes are.
Kind regards and thanks
My 1997 Discovery is suffering from what the Land Rover specialist called "Shopping Trolley Syndrome." Prior to the M.O.T and service at my old garage all was well, but after that certain roads with adverse camber or bumps leads to a sever juddering of the steering wheel until the camber changes. Then it is fine.
My new garage who specialise in Land Rovers found that the swivels were exceptionally loose and that my old garage had inadvertently put a new steering damper on up side down. The problem remained and I have had the track rod replaced, drag link ball joints replaced and new bearings to both front hubs. I also had De Carbon shocks fitted to the rear, which has made a massive improvement to the handling. Notwithstanding that, whilst driving on the A14 today, I had five seconds of severe steering judder.
I spoke with the chap at the garage who worked for Land Rover for 20 years including the original Discovery said that there would be one occasional Discovery that would do that. It was inexplicable and sometimes righted itself when worn tyres were replaced. He advised against spending further sums on this as he said that it would not necessarily make any difference.
Has anybody else experienced this or can suggest what the possible causes are.
Kind regards and thanks
