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CV joints
H:
--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---That sounds an odd symptom, the steering thingy, but if you are sure it's another CV joint then I have to ask what sort of transfer box you've got, is it the B-W with a locked up viscous unit? otherwise is the front diff seized?
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good with cars but new to Land Rovers what would tell me what transfer box I have, dont think the diff is seized havent tested it today but yesterday when the symptons where only just starting and jacking up both sides seperatly you could rotate the wheel slightly (about 1/8th of a rotation) and both showed relative movement on the front prop shaft at the diff knuckle joint. I only think its CV as I had this "feedback" before the 2 previous cv's blew. I dont know if feedback is a accureate description it feels like when you turning that someone else has hold of the wheel and is trying to turn it the other way as I've said I'm good with the spanners but at the moment I dont have much time or patience for it so I'm trying to exhaust suggestions before I just hand it to a gargage (either one near work or Steve Parker's in Whitworth and just get it fixed. cant afford a new cv every 4 days.
H
Range Rover Blues:
If your high-low stick goes sideways and has lock/unlock then it's the earlier LT230 same as a Defender. If it only goes H-N-L then it's the later Borg-Warner with viscous diff. If you can turn the front wheel with the box in Neutral then all is ok, but 1/8 of a turn is the amount of backlash in the drivetrain so it sounds like the B-W. You should be able to turn it further but VERY SLOWLY as the faster it turns the stiffer the viscous unit gets. If it's stuck fast then this could be enough to bust a CV or driveshaft.
As a reference I can tighten wheelnuts against the stiffness of the viscous unit but if you lean on the wheel wrench the wheel will turn extremely slowly, I can also tighten propshaft nuts against the stiffness of the viscous unit.
As for the steering it sounds a little like the PAS pump belt is slipping, as it slips the power assistance fails and the steering becomes damned heavy and pulls hard to the centre, an intermittant slip would give you the snatching effect. Make sure the belt is clean and quite tight. As a help, when the PAS belt slips the alternator will also slow down as it drives from the PAS pulley (assuming a V8) not that you get much chance to look at the rev counter when you're struggling to steer.
H:
Its the Borg Warner, I'll check on the belt , already have a replacment would make sence having recently replaced the alty, Still get worrying clunks from the front end on tighter turns though as if something is binding up and then releasing.
H
Range Rover Blues:
Just check it's not you tyres hitting the radius arm on full lock.
H:
nah its not the tyres know what they sound like as they did rub till mot time then I ajdusted the bump stops so that they couldnt rub its definatly a mechanical metalic clunk.
H
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