Thread: Steering wheel wobble

Provided they are installed properly, and the bolts are never allowed to come loose - a very long time. I have fitted two sets in over 400,000km. But the slightest movement on the bolts, or poor installation - they could last only a few thousand.

John

I had the same problem with my old 83 Rangie. I did the swivel hub bearings and the panard bushes. The panard bolt holes were worn so I repaired the holes.

The front end was as tight as, but the problem was still there( mine was at 80 kph).

I rang Andrew Richmond (known as Rangie Spares back then) for advice.
He told me it would be the steering damper, so I went to the land rover joint in Box Hill (Melb) and they sold me a cheapie.

This made the problem worse. I then re rang Andrew Richmond and he still assured me it was the steering damper and to use a good quality one. He has had so many people skeptical about this that he had a loaner you could borrow to prove his point. I drove over and fitted it out the front and Bingo, problem fixed. The brand was Bilstein whom he was a big fan of.

So I purchased a new Bilstein damper and when I sold the car ten years later I had never encounted the problem again.

Dave.