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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Mark_Solesbury on November 25, 2007, 17:27:16

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on November 25, 2007, 17:27:16

My 90's NSF has some odd looking camber about it.

Its further in at the top than the bottom, which makes it look odd...

Any ideas?

Workshop manual does not mention camber at all.....

Title: camber
Post by: biggerlandy on November 25, 2007, 20:03:14

could be to much swivel play or top or bottom pin worn out

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: crazymac on November 25, 2007, 20:08:40

Tracking and steering bars, you've bent something :wink:

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on November 25, 2007, 21:03:15

Everything seems to be straight, and there is enough under body protection for the steering components...

What would cause the camber to be out then?

Tracking would just make it toe badly....

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: crazymac on November 25, 2007, 21:30:13

When I bent my track bar the top of the passenger wheel was leaning in at the top and pointing to the side even though the drivers wheel was pointing straight :?

By fitting sumo bars and taking the time to set things properly its all sorted 8)

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 26, 2007, 00:53:57

CXamber is not adjustable and should be zero at straight ahead (there is some dynamic camber) so it sounds like you have damaged one of the swivle pins, really loose wheel bearings or parked in a hole.

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: crazymac on November 26, 2007, 12:58:41

Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"

CXamber is not adjustable and should be zero at straight ahead (there is some dynamic camber) so it sounds like you have damaged one of the swivle pins, really loose wheel bearings or parked in a hole.

Hadn't thought of the swivels :oops: could be that :idea:

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: Litch on November 26, 2007, 19:38:20

If the top bush is shot then that could do it couldn't it?

You haven't recently replaced the swivels have you? I only ask as it is possible to put the top bush in the wrong way round which will cause this problem.

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 28, 2007, 00:46:01

I could well be wrong here but isn't the top bush on the Defender a Railko style?

If so then by far the wekaest link is the bottom pin and as that hoods a taper roller bearing then it would still work if the pin was bent, though not very well and not for very long.

Otherwise it could be badly worn bearings, but you would see movement if you rocked the car side to side/drove it/jacked it up.

Title: NSF Camber
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on December 01, 2007, 12:53:09

Just looked at the top roller bearing...

Took the top 2 bolts out that hold the pin in... Pin is straight, but the bearing is [!Expletive Deleted!]!

It does not sit in the swivel nicely at all. Just put it all back together again with the old parts, and you can see the wheel pulling in at the top as you do it up....

And another thing.... it got 'One Shot Grease' all over it, but there aint any in the swivels.. Just thick [!Expletive Deleted!] grey coloured stinky EP90......

Ill be ordering some OSG when i get my new parts :)

At least im at the bottom of it.