Doin' the Rover shake.

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 2nd January 2006, 07:48 AM

<span style="color:blue">just let me know when are ready to do it.....</span>

**Reads90** · 2nd January 2006, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by joe
Has anyone seen this problem in a Range Rover?.

Well what happens is that when I get to certian speeds the Rangie gets up this little shake in the front end that soon turns into a death rattle 8O .
The stearing wheel will shake almost out of your hands! and the front right will jump up and down with grate force!.
I have had a mate drive behined me and he sez he can see the front wheels "toggle" or shake from side to side as it happens.

I have been chasing this problem for a while now and have done the following to fix it but to no avail ; I have renewed the swivel bearings on both sides , I have fitted new tie rod ends , Greased and tightend wheel bearings front and rear , All bushes are polly and in good condition .

So I have done all the big things but no result! all I can do now is have the wheel alinement and balance recheked as i am a little sus of the last job done (dont you hate it when you find out they let a 17yo kid loose on your car :x ) . Has anyone got any clue as to what it could be?.
The car is unsafe to drive till this is fixed so no mud and fun for joe .

In the Uk we call it death wobble. because when it does it at 130 K's it feels like you have run over the front axel and you are going to die

Caused by a combination of the follow.
Panard rods bushes, Hockey stick bushes, and steering damper

**igould** · 9th January 2006, 03:42 PM

sclarke said:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Took it in for a wheel balance. It was still the same....

Rotated the tyres..... its gone....
Well it does it over hard bumps... but ok..[/b][/quote]

I had similar prob in my D1 at 100ks. Local Bridgestone who does one of the LR dealer's work told me that some tread patterns don't have enough variation in the design and thus wear out of round. He told me there was nothing I could do except flog off my (still very good) tyres to some poor unsuspecting soul and buy new ones.
A front to rear tyre rotation cured it immediately. Why didn't he think of that? I've since done about 2,500km's without a hint of wobble.

Your problem may be more serious Joe, but it seems a few of us at least can solve the problem simply.

Good luck,
Ian

**rangieman** · 9th January 2006, 04:45 PM

i had the wobble in a classic rangie i replaced bush.s damper, tyres and finaly front shockers problem solved try the front shocks

**MacMan** · 26th January 2006, 06:58 PM

I finally got she sherberts with the 90 - 100km wobble and reduced the 2mm toe out to 0mm and that has largely cured the wobbles. The only slight vibration that comes through the steering wheel now is higher in frequency and shorter in wavelength, but it is barely there at all. I might try lengthening the rear rod a quarter of a turn to see if that completely neutralises it. The tyres were scrubbing on the inside shoulder but when I measured the toe out it was still within spec. Since I've been sniffing around at second hand tyres just about all sets have one tyre that is really scrubbed on the inside - I'd love to know why the Rover front end has toe out as standard. I always thought most things had toe IN.[/b]

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