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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: JPJ on September 22, 2007, 21:01:23

Title: Counterweight
Post by: JPJ on September 22, 2007, 21:01:23

On my 300TDI there is a disc shaped lump of metal at the offside end of where the steering damper connects to the front diff. I have been told this is a counterweight to reduce vibrations.
Anybody had any experience of removing it and the after effects of doing so as it is in the way of some steering damper protection that I have recently aquired?

Title: Counterweight
Post by: Bulli on September 22, 2007, 21:14:24

i took it off my 300 series and didnt notice a thing

Title: Counterweight
Post by: J B on September 22, 2007, 21:17:06

i took mine off years ago, gone and forgotten  :lol:

Title: Counterweight
Post by: Richie_EB4 on September 22, 2007, 21:26:37

Same here...........just more weight to carry around............made no difference

Title: Thanks guys
Post by: JPJ on September 22, 2007, 21:38:21

Thanks guys, that just what I was thinking but always good to have a 2nd opinion!

Title: Counterweight
Post by: Range Rover Blues on September 23, 2007, 14:20:13

Mine makes so much noise anyway :roll:

They were introduced in the late 80s roughly in lline with the EFi RRC which had thicker props and bigger UJs.  It's called a harmonic damper and given that is uses a rubber isolator most are probably not working now anyway as the rubber will have hardened with age or softened with engine oil.

Title: Counterweight
Post by: chuggaman on September 27, 2007, 22:00:47

i am sur a lot of people on the forum can sell you another :lol:

give it to the wheely bin men


mike