please dont shout 
teddywood1
Well-Known Member
have you checked your driveshafts on the rear are the bearings in the diff OK? I had a bit of wheel juder last week and it was a case of one wheel the brakes were over tight and as it got hot the more vibration check all this out then again it could just be wheel balance
SORRY!! didnt mean to shout! Please can u help MHM? Ive heard your a bit of a Guru in these matters!please dont shout
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erm i dont think it is that. Ive just changed the rear prop shaft bearings as it was noisy and i made sure that i put the prop + bolts back in the position i took it off of, but i didnt mark where the yoke came off of the spline as when i read the rave manual it said nothing about having to make sure it went back the same way. Is this right?
Bromsgrove Defender
Well-Known Member
Do freelanderers have steering dampers??
David B. Feely
New Member
Hi there. Did U ever get to the cause of this problem? Need help. Have same issues with my 2005 TD4 & would appreciate your help. Thanks. David
Diesel Do
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Diesel Do
Well-Known Member
Start with basics. The rear tyres go out of shape. Feel around them, you'll feel steps in one direction but not the other. They make a rumbling noise and can vibrate. Goodyear wranglers are quite prone to it!!!!
just an observation regarding wheel vibes .. although at a different speed :
when i bought the car in feb this year .. it had a set of michelin synchrones fitted
in good condition .. 'bout half worn tread-wise .. although with some cracking
at the edges on the rear set .. where the tread 'n sidewall meet ..
i noticed some minor steering shimmy around 75/80 mph ..
later on .. i changed all the tyres to new pirelli str scorp's ..
wheel alignment checked .. wheels balanced ..
still had the same steering vibe at the same speed ..
felt as if it might clear if i went faster .. but had no inclination to try
after a couple of weeks i checked the wheel nut torques ( as recommended )
all the nuts were still torqued to spec. Except for the locking nuts ..
those only needed a very small adjustment ( 16th or 32nd or less of a turn )
to bring them to the specified torque ..
however .. after that .. steering shimmy went away all together ..
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noticed that recently as i had reason to get past a slower moving bunched-up mix of vehicles ..
and wanted to do so quickly .. .. i normaly prefer 65/70 as an 'M' way cruising speed
when i bought the car in feb this year .. it had a set of michelin synchrones fitted
in good condition .. 'bout half worn tread-wise .. although with some cracking
at the edges on the rear set .. where the tread 'n sidewall meet ..
i noticed some minor steering shimmy around 75/80 mph ..
later on .. i changed all the tyres to new pirelli str scorp's ..
wheel alignment checked .. wheels balanced ..
still had the same steering vibe at the same speed ..
felt as if it might clear if i went faster .. but had no inclination to try
after a couple of weeks i checked the wheel nut torques ( as recommended )
all the nuts were still torqued to spec. Except for the locking nuts ..
those only needed a very small adjustment ( 16th or 32nd or less of a turn )
to bring them to the specified torque ..
however .. after that .. steering shimmy went away all together ..
~~~~~~
noticed that recently as i had reason to get past a slower moving bunched-up mix of vehicles ..
and wanted to do so quickly .. .. i normaly prefer 65/70 as an 'M' way cruising speed
Bromsgrove Defender
Well-Known Member
Thanks for your response Bob.
I asked cos I wasn't sure........ still not sure cos I had a look about and there allegedly is one!
Otherwise known as a vibration mass damper mounted in the steering wheel contacts fixed to the underside of the airbag.
Diesel Do
Well-Known Member
This thing? http://www.myfreelander.co.uk/Steering/steerprobs8.htm it's not a steering damper? It's inside the steering wheel sounds like only on td4s from the detail which would suggest to me it's for damping out engine vibration!? You need a Landy tech to confirm that tho. I KONE my 18. Hasn't got one
