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How to increase steering wheel reaction?

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04 May 2011 06:12 #15844 by THOR
hi guys...
regarding the clacking sound...i noticed that the i hear the sound and feel it at the steering wheel near the end of the steering action (both left and right turns)...this means that when i'm steering left or right and nearing the point when i could not steer anymore, i hear the clacking sound.

a mechanic said that the problem is coming from the tie rod. He said that when i had a suspension lift, this created stress on the tie rod. I took some fotos so u guys could have a look...
do i need to put a spacer on the tie rod to radius arm joint?

[attachment:1]C:\fakepath\tie rod to radius arm.JPG[/attachment]

[attachment:2]C:\fakepath\tie rod to right wheel.JPG[/attachment]

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04 May 2011 06:26 #15846 by THOR
hi guys...
regarding the clacking sound...i noticed that the i hear the sound and feel it at the steering wheel near the end of the steering action (both left and right turns)...this means that when i'm steering left or right and nearing the point when i could not steer anymore, i hear the clacking sound.

a mechanic said that the problem is coming from the tie rod. He said that when i had a suspension lift, this created stress on the tie rod. I took some fotos so u guys could have a look, but i couldn't post them here (i don't know why?? file too big?)...

do i need to put a spacer on the tie rod to radius arm joint?

[attachment:1]C:\fakepath\tie rod to radius arm.JPG[/attachment]

[attachment:2]C:\fakepath\tie rod to right wheel.JPG[/attachment]

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04 May 2011 06:59 #15848 by mlines
The clacking sound sounds to me like either a worn CV joint clicking or a tyre rubbing somewhere.

You need to reduce the size of the photographs otherwise they will not upload.

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2003 M13 early KAP build.
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04 May 2011 07:19 #15849 by THOR
thanks Martin...what is the size limit for the fotos?

my jimny is 2010 model so it is just a few months old...the CV(?) could not be worn.
i'm pretty sure it's not the tyres rubbing...

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04 May 2011 07:40 #15850 by dirtydogz
I set my camera on 3M or l use the blog setting to reduce the size.

2002 JLX Soft Top B)
Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks.:) Big Jimny rear shock mounts. Big Jimny adjustable panhard rods.
Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....

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04 May 2011 09:09 #15851 by THOR
was able to reduce size of photos thru Picasa...here they are:

Attachment tierodtoradiusarm.JPG not found



Attachment tierodtorightwheel.JPG not found




i hope you guys can help....
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