Thread: Death Wobbles

Originally Posted by BigJon

Swivel bearing preload.

x2

To get the bottom nuts off, fit a spanner to the nut & turn the shock body with big mulitgrips.

Originally Posted by chunk

I was changing the shocks, got the rear ones done ok but can't get the bottom nuts off the fronts.

Hacksaw worked for me

Re: shock nuts being tight

When I undid the bottom shocker nuts they were well and truly seized on. Spanner on the bottom, multi-grips, rubber strap around the shock all failed. The answer was to simply soak the nut in WD40 for a decent length of time. Then I undid while holding the shock by hand! I actually put the finger of a rubber glove over the nut with an elastic band and filled it with WD40 overnight. The next day it was hand tight.

Originally Posted by Scouse

x2

To get the bottom nuts off, fit a spanner to the nut & turn the shock body with big mulitgrips.

X3, Regards Frank.

So im guessing that it didnt have the wobble before the wheels were off? You didnt bent a steering component while jacking the front up to change the shocks? That would put the wheel alignment out.

Thanx
Dave

Originally Posted by Landover

How about tail shafts or Donut collapsed.

Donut seems ok

Originally Posted by SouthOz

You didnt knock off a wheel weight maybe?

Thanx
Dave

Wheel weights are ok.

Originally Posted by BigJon

Swivel bearing preload.

Yes that is a possibility.