Thread: Death wobble riddle

Had this on a 'cruiser.
Was wheel bearings' inner race turning on and wearing the stub axle tube.
Changed all the bushes before I found it.

Mark

Thos is also a problem on the Suzuki Jimny and the Patrol. Usual problem is king pin loading which has been mentioned before. Adding castor will also help but that mainly just adds load to the king pins.

Originally Posted by Mike57

Thos is also a problem on the Suzuki Jimny and the Patrol. Usual problem is king pin loading which has been mentioned before. Adding castor will also help but that mainly just adds load to the king pins.

King pins on a Land Rover?
They have swivels and the castor is not adjustable.

Same with the Suzuki. Castor is corrected with offset bushes. I am not familier with the LR fromt axle but it should have king pins like most fixed front axles but I will bow to better judgement. I have D4 and a Jimny and my mate has a Patrol. King pin pretension is a common issue with the jimny.

Landrover swivel hub set up is the same as the suzuki.
Both have swivel hubs and swivel pins (kingpins)

Zero caster will certainly promote death wobbles and as mentioned can be altered with bushes. Another more precise method is to clamp the ball to the axle clock to your prefered caster angle scribe the holes and slot in a mill .You also need to drill a locating bolt

AM

Yes that method will retain full axle travel and allow the original rubber bushes to be used as long as the new holes have adequate edge clearance to maintain integrity.