Kernow nige

New Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #1

As title says the steering on my disco gives out a sort of scrapy groan noise only while turning the steering wheel while stationary or under parking conditions, on road driving she's fine. Any thorts?

 

Flex

New Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #2

Low power steering fluid?

 

Kernow nige

New Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #3

no, fluid bang on the mark

 

Flex

New Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #4

Could be a failing pump then.... mind you it would be leaking I suppose if it was....hmmm

Steering ever jerky?

 

Last edited: Jun 30, 2010

alex8882

Well-Known Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #5

Mine also does this, but only sometimes. And the same as you have said. Only i was thinking something as simple as a dry ball joint. Oh well time to look at the pump then

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Jun 30, 2010

• #6

Try changing the fluid for some fresh stuff.

 

Disco01

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #7

Mine made that noise and then ****ed power steering fluid everywhere.

 

Kernow nige

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #8

nope steering is fine on the road, just parking

 

fanatic

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #9

belt tension

 

Kernow nige

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #10

Treworgey 90 said:

Try changing the fluid for some fresh stuff.

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good point, might try that one

 

storm99

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #11

Worn steering linkage...you'd notice that more at low speeds and parking.

 

Kernow nige

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #12

fanatic said:

belt tension

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and that one

 

Kernow nige

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #13

storm99 said:

Worn steering linkage...you'd notice that more at low speeds and parking.

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fookin ell,....me wallet is startin to shake already .....

 

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fireman-andy

New Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #14

Mine does this on start up. If I start up and idle for 20 secs then its fine . If I pull away too quickly I get the 'groan' I was thinking its either the pump or the belt

 

oldskool

Well-Known Member

• Jul 1, 2010

• #15

Mine makes this noise i think its the steering colomn bush but havent had a chance to investigate yet

 

alex8882

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• Jul 1, 2010

• #16

alot of different answers here then lol. Mine will do it when parking only. And only sometimes.

 

oldskool

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• Jul 1, 2010

• #17

alex8882 said:

alot of different answers here then lol. Mine will do it when parking only. And only sometimes.

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Yep same as mine and i think its worse one way but only does it at slow speeds and normally if im turning the wheel quickly.

 

thebiglad

Well-Known Member

• Jul 1, 2010

• #18

Truth is that the pas system is under-specified for the vehicle weight and tyre size. LR/British Leyland/BLMC have always been this way.

One no-cost thing to check is the pressure in your front tyres - if you go by the book and set them to 26psi you will get graunch/groaning. If, just as an experiment you set your front tyre pressures to 31psi you will find less noise and the steering just feels nicer.

 

alex8882

Well-Known Member

• Jul 1, 2010

• #19

I'm running colway mt's on mine,however the groaning has,'t got a louder going from normal road tyres to the muds.

 

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diver

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2010

• #20

I think there is a service bulletin on this somewhere. Its some sort of vibration caused by the fluid flowing in the steering hoses. Both my Disco's have done it. assuming everything else is OK, I don't think it was considered a problem. Just annoying.
Might find it on the Rave manual.