Thread: Steering and-or tracking problem... ?

Is it sitting to high? I'm wondering if someone hasn't messed with the height sensors to "lift it" ... If it's sitting to high it's caster angle will be buggered up and it won't want to track very well.

seeya,
Shane L.

Don't think so.

I let the EAS do its own thing, so it soon gets to Highway Height, but this twitchiness is at all speeds, so altitude is not the main influence..

Yes, its painfully undecided when I lift it to 'Off-Road' and then lock it there... got a isolate switch under the seat.

I've a gut feeling it may be the swivel hub hinges (bearings...) as the POonly had it 'serviced' by a local greasy - thumb.
Does that sound like a probability ?

Wife is driving it under extreme sufferance, and today tells me she feels the back end feeels like its sliding out, divorced from the front wheels...She seriously suggests I scrap (metal value) it to cut our co$ts. Rego and Insurance is coming up. - IF I don't fix it either way, I may well be as divorced as said rear wheels....

For on-road driving, the Father-In-Law's old Ssang Yong REXTON is way smooother, sad to say... And his 350 Merc is very addictive !

It sounds like a bit of rear steer. Have you checked all suspension bushes especially rear control arm to chassis?

Pete

As Pete says. The description sounds like free play in the axle location systems either front or rear.

The most likely problems are the panhard rod bushes or the rear bushes on the rear lower link, but also suspect the rest of the suspension bushes. Probably not the ball joint on top of the rear axle, as its most common symptom is a loud clunk, before it allows significant actual movement.

John

In my experience with classics. the panhard rod bushes, the rear control arm to chassis bushes allowing the rear axle to rear steer (but really noticeable when you back off) and the passenger side tie rod. well all of them really but the left hand one makes a huge difference to stability.

Also wondering about how the constant 4wd being disconnected would affect it as the rangie is usually set up with a little bit of toe out because the front axle is working. Most cars toe in so you may have to get it changed.