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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: bambamjj on March 08, 2006, 22:16:17

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: bambamjj on March 08, 2006, 22:16:17

What is the effect of leaving of the Steering counter weight off?

1 i have taken mine off and cant remember how it goes back on  :oops:

2 it does not fit now i have the slider diff guards on if it goes on the way i think it does  :evil:

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: denviks on March 08, 2006, 22:22:31

will you be in tomorrow during the day mate....can have a look at mine. sure between the 2 of us we can work out which way it goes  :wink:

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: bambamjj on March 08, 2006, 22:26:22

No nto around till late evening.

Also had to cut off a New Steering damper because the nylocs were jammed.  so much for a bargain Slider diff guard.

Just hoping someone will say you can leave the counter weight off.  :lol:

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: denviks on March 08, 2006, 22:27:42

if i can mate i will try and pop round tomorrow evening. well thats if it needs to be fitted  :lol:  :lol: but off to the mac on friday morning  :wink:

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: Wanderer on March 08, 2006, 22:27:46

I have a QT guard and the weight never went back on as per instructions.

There's lots without one.

Ed

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: bambamjj on March 08, 2006, 22:38:37

YAAAAAHOOOOO!  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  thanks.

I am going to use the bracket as it spaces the Slider Diff guard but with the Counter weight it interfere and looking at bottom of diffs tonight i have already given them a beating.

Denviks please dont rub it in that you are going away for the Mac 4x4.  Wish i could attend  :cry:

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: beast5680 on March 09, 2006, 08:47:45

my v8 has never had one on :?

Title: Re: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: Richie_EB4 on March 09, 2006, 11:13:29

Quote from: "bambamjj"

What is the effect of leaving of the Steering counter weight off?

1 i have taken mine off and cant remember how it goes back on  :oops:

2 it does not fit now i have the slider diff guards on if it goes on the way i think it does  :evil:

They have something to do with anti vibrations.......if it helps.........i took mine off both the 200 and 300 disco's with no bad effects.

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: thermidorthelobster on March 09, 2006, 12:58:37

Try without, if it's all vibration free then you don't need it.

Mine went back on with the diff guards with a little fiddling, but it wasn't totally obvious.  I guess it depends on the design of the guard.

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: TimM on March 09, 2006, 13:48:46

Ignorant question time:  :oops:

Are we talking here about the steering damper?

Mine is shot (big hole in it so lost all fluid), and I have vibration - is fitting a new damper likely to cure it, or are we talking here about something different?

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: beast5680 on March 09, 2006, 14:02:17

i think we,re talking about the harmonic damper on the front axle tim its the big heavy round thing on the drivers side, it gets in the way with some of the underbody protection stuff thats on offer so some people bin them

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: thermidorthelobster on March 09, 2006, 14:06:26

Quote from: "TimM"

Are we talking here about the steering damper?

Mine is shot (big hole in it so lost all fluid), and I have vibration - is fitting a new damper likely to cure it, or are we talking here about something different?

Well, I was talking about the harmonic mass damper, but if your steering damper is shot then that's very likely to cause the vibration problems;  easy to replace though.

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: TimM on March 09, 2006, 14:28:20

Thanks, I'll consider myself educated now   :D

(and off to Paddocks  :roll: )

Sorry to butt in  :wink:

Title: Steering Counter balance.
Post by: bambamjj on March 09, 2006, 14:52:57

Tim

I bought a De-carbon Damper from Paddocks about 3 months ago, it appears to only work in compression not sure if this is right.  Went to take it off last night and totally naquered it as i was unable to undo the Nyloc's.

Bought a Boge one today to get car running and this seems to work in compression and tension (Both ways in and out).  Not sure which is right but the Boge one makes more sense and would appear to have all the correct Bushes Washers etc.  :?