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THE DEATH WOBBLE THREAD

  • Pedro64
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21 Nov 2013 00:44 #92420 by Pedro64
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I'm a newbie so Thanks for the info!
also reducing tyre pressure to the correct pressure helps lessen the wobble..

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21 Nov 2013 02:28 #92424 by supergaz
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Tracking is also another cause of death wobble :-)
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  • mc_nebula
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21 Nov 2013 19:18 #92485 by mc_nebula
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kirkynut wrote:
Perhaps you've not done the panhard rod bolts up tight enough?

Kirkynut


I did them up to torque setting "FT" (F***ing tight) when I put them on. I jacked the car up tonight to check the tie bar and steering bar/rods for play. I couldn't detect any play in the other bars. However, If I have one wheel off the ground, one hand on the panhard rose joint and the other hand trying to push and pull the wheel (as if checking for kingpin play) then you can feel (and hear) the rose joint playing around the bolt. It's not a case of the bolts not being tight enough, I feel that it's Off Road Armoury making a poor design call in using Rose Joints.
In order to get the bolt through the rose joint, the bolt needs to be smaller than the hole in the rose joint. It's this size difference that is causing the play. Every time the panhard is pushed or pulled, the joint pulls from one extreme of it's play to the other.
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  • tommyguns
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24 Nov 2013 10:49 #92919 by tommyguns
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would fitting a steering damper help the problem? I mean obviously if theres an underlying problem you need to sort that first, but in the case of just having big tyres or as a temporary fix?
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  • Docmartin4x4
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24 Nov 2013 19:47 #93005 by Docmartin4x4
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Play in the steering box is another factor, which is easy enough to adjust!

Mart
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  • alexv
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11 Dec 2013 20:27 #95485 by alexv
Replied by alexv on topic THE DEATH WOBBLE THREAD
I had the death wobble in my jimny and I was stressed that I am doomed with it!!
well after my yearly check at the garage I could not hold the wheel strait at 80KM this issue also happened while
breaking!
I went to the garage and on my first visit I did wheel balancing which solved the wobble but yet I had this wobble when braking! on my second visit I changed my front breaks to new ones which isn't that expensive
and I am glad to say H-A-L-L-U-I-A I am cured!!!
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