Thread: Steering wheel shimmy - steering damper

Might be worth checking your panhard rod bushes and the swivel housing bearing/bush preload.

At what speed does it usually kick in?

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Every bushing is new (all of them). I’ll get under it and look for play in the steering box. It comes on at 100km/hr but not on smooth surfaces.

Generally it's swivel pre-load, but play in the panhard will cause this, and the nut/bolt at the steering box end has to be stupid tight.

No. You should never need a damper. They are a bandaid. You need to fix whatever is loose.

Originally Posted by Red90

You should never need a damper. They are a bandaid.

I agree with this. Aside from all the bushes and swivel bearings, wheel bearings can also be a cause.

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And a dead shock