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big fred:
can anyone help, ihave a 95 300tdi that sometimes has a steering woble when doing 60 plus .the trackings ok, the wheels are ballanced,correct tire pressure and a mechanic friend cant see any problems underneath.i would take it to landrover but i live in majorca and have had bad experiances with the local dealer.the strange thing is that it doesnt happen all the time just on certian parts of road when a violent woobling will start and only stop upon applying the break.if anyone knows what this could be and how to fix it i would be most gratefull. :(  :(

PUX:
It could be ur trion pin bearings they may have worn out, the way too tell is jack up the front axle and get hold of the wheel and put a hand top and bottom of the tyre and wiggle it back and forwards and if there is movement then that could be ur problem also, if u get someone else to do it for u and u watch the trion u will see the movement :wink:  :wink: i hope this helps :D

Paul:
Check your steering damper is opperating correctly.

Skibum346:
I had this problem on a rangie, proved to be a bust ball joint. It first appeared after I replaced the steering damper and that led us down the wrong track for a while, it was also affected by the steering column upper section becoming "disconnected" from the lower at the plastic safety pins (that allow the column to telescope in an accident).

Whenever we hit a bump, the oscillation would start and it could be a [!Expletive Deleted!] to stop.

New ball joint and all was well again.

Good luck

Skibum

Budgie:
I'd go with Pux and check the swivel pin pre-load. You can remove shims that are under the top pin to reduce take out any play.
May also be worth checking the wheel bearings to make sure they're not loose.  :wink:

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