I am with you on the polys, I intend to rebush them with original land rover parts. From what I have read it seems on general that many people revert back to original but use poly in the chassis. Thanks for pointing out the rust problem , for me its deal beaker for poly.

And that's why they are all coming off. I assume that the proper shackles would be a little shorter as the springs have only 2 leaves. I have also noted that the drivers side is more D shaped at the top yet all the shackles that come with the springs are rounded. Is there a reason for this that...

Abetter look in daylight and no rain revels what must be a record of 3 nuts holding the thing down!!!!

It does all look a little odd, weirdly I remember there being 2 nuts per thread, were as now there is clearly only 1 and some washers, must be getting old. I have axels stands and a couple of jacks so it will be well supported.

Swivels all good and no play. Here are some pics of the front hanger both look the same. I think dropping and checking might be the next step, although out on the roadside in the cold and wet is not much fun, the joys of ownership.

Will double check the steering bolts again as I can still see a slight movement. Toe in was done after the track rod change, I used the string line method which is surprisingly accurate. It also highlighted the axel shift when I rechecked a week latter an the axel was sitting 1/2 in out to the...

Thanks for the insight and pdf. Camber and a rough surface is exactly the conditions that trigger it off but it is borderline deadly at 40mph. Mine is not on poly bushes as far as I can tell. I have wondered what stops the bushes moving on the springs as there is a gap either side, I assumed it...

The car was unsupported with the wheels siting on the moving plates. the lateral movement is also noticeable if the steering is turned from side to side when on the road. The parabolic has a rear shock at the front to take the additional movement, I have replaced these with like for like. It...

Just to add the steering relay was check and is only resitting to about 8lbs and not the recommended minimum of 12lbs. which is why I set the swivels to to the top end to compensate as I am looking for a decent replacement or rebuild.

Hi, So steering wheel only about 1" play, and all supports checked, swivel set to 12lbs, the Ubolts have double nuts to stop movement. Basically all the obvious things sorted, however if as rob1miles says, his standard springs are rock solid on lateral moment it looks like the parabolic and...

I took my land rover (S2) in for a pre MOT having replaced the front swivels etc. and all the tie rods and ends, so all is pretty much back to new. I still have wandering steering on some road surfaces but I noticed that the front axel moved slightly from side to side ( about 1") when the...

Have checked the relay and it is pulling at only 8/9Lbs of resistance with 12Lbs being the minimum, so it will need to be replaced. I did notice the arm dropping very slightly as it was turning, not the body just the main spindle so OUT it comes. Incidentally the modern Relays do have a drain...

A deeper look at the situation threw up some more insight. My middle Son volunteered to help and swing the steering wheel under load. This highlighted a slight movement in the bulkhead bracket and one loose bolt and inner rusty bracket with a corroded turning bolt. Everything tighten up now! I...

Yes I too have learnt that lesson the hard way. Still trying, but have ordered a universal puller that should do the job. Laziness took over and I just couldn't be bothered to make on up, plus I had lent my welder out so £7 was the easy option. I am surprised at how much plastic makes up the...

Thanks, I could not find anything loose that would cause it and the box itself has minimal play and is pretty smooth. I was not looking forward to refitting the new one as I cant even get the steering wheel off. None of my pullers would reach round and the 2 holes have no thread. I am working on...

A quick update that might help others. So no one would check the wheel alignment the FWH seemed to be the deal breaker! So with thanks from the input of other forum members in this thread I finally got get out side to try the string method. Firstly use builders/bricklayers twine as it doesn't...

Thank you for the advice I will make that a priority, and pray for a transformation!!!! I threw the old rusty track rod out at the tip before realising I should have a least used it as a guide.

Local garage could not align the wheels as the FWH's put it out of there machines setting. I did set the new track rod width to the land rover specs but that is not as good as getting properly checked. I I did run a new set of defender wheels with radials on and it was actually a bit worse. I...

Thanks for the input, I have set this up and they aren't touching anywhere on full lock. It would have been a very plausible explanation, I know it is the simple things that we tend to overlook.

Thank you, that's just the conclusion I have come to. Looking back when replacing everything and setting the steering to centre (with everything disconnected) which was 4 turns lock to lock. I remember now there was always that last springy feeling when the steering felt it stopped but the wheel...