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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: BurgerKing on April 13, 2005, 19:43:07

Title: Play in steering wheel
Post by: BurgerKing on April 13, 2005, 19:43:07

Got some play in my steering wheel and sometimes i get a "clunk" from the front end. Someone has told me it could be the link from the steering box to wheel. It does seem to wonder on the road a little bit...

Any ideas....

Title: Play in steering wheel
Post by: muddyweb on April 13, 2005, 19:51:23

Get someone to wiggle the steering wheel back and forth and have a good look underneath for movement in the wrong place... it may be one (or more) of :

Steering Rod Ends
Wheel Bearings
Swivel Pins / Bearings
Steering Box
Steering Column
Suspension Bushes

and probably some others I haven't thought about ;-)

Title: Play in steering wheel
Post by: davidlandy on April 13, 2005, 20:24:18

panhard rod bushes

Title: Play in steering wheel
Post by: muddyweb on April 13, 2005, 20:35:13

I said that ;-)

Title: Play in steering wheel
Post by: davidlandy on April 13, 2005, 20:40:08

hmmm :-k   where?

ok then.......

 that little forged/cast bar that the panhard rod attaches to at the steering box.

drop arm ball joint

tightness of the large nut on the bottom of the steering box

 :wink:

Title: Play in steering wheel
Post by: lee celtic on April 14, 2005, 15:15:59

I had a sort of vague feel at speed and a judder when braking turned out to be the track rod end on the drivers side. steering now feels nice and tight again. :D

Title: Play in steering wheel
Post by: wizard on April 14, 2005, 15:39:55

It might be worn uj's in the steering shaft.

wizard :twisted:

Title: Play in steering wheel
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 15, 2005, 01:44:08

I have a sense of Deja Vu.