I've been through this and other forums in an effort to cure a terrible death wobble at 40-45 mph. I was led to believe it was most likely caused by unbalanced tyres and the mechanic advised putting ball bearings in as the vehicle is for off-roading and conventional balancing would likely knock them off.
Anyway this did nothing so other advice was to increase the pressure in the tyres, which I have done to 36psi and hey presto it disappears and I just feel a bit of vibration.
But looking further, there is a slight movement to the wheel in the 12/6 o clock position which stops when the brake is applied. So this implies a wheel bearing stub axle problem. So i have two questions:
1. What movement is acceptable if any?
2. what do i need to replace to do a proper job rather than a quick fix?
Many thanks
Anyway this did nothing so other advice was to increase the pressure in the tyres, which I have done to 36psi and hey presto it disappears and I just feel a bit of vibration.
But looking further, there is a slight movement to the wheel in the 12/6 o clock position which stops when the brake is applied. So this implies a wheel bearing stub axle problem. So i have two questions:
1. What movement is acceptable if any?
2. what do i need to replace to do a proper job rather than a quick fix?
Many thanks