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Steering damper on a Series
Rich_P:
So no play in the steering then. It's going to be the swivel preloads. Do you know what these are? They are what detirmine how much resistance there is and do the work of a steering damper. ;)
EDIT: Oh yeah, another thing. The steering box can also determine some of the steering resistance as well. Not sure how it is on a Series 3, but on a 2A steering box you can adjust it and 'tighten it up' to accomodate for wear on the steering box.
Having one swivel's preload different to the other swivel's preload can actually make a vehicle want to steer to one side, much like a sticking brake would.
Andy the Landy:
Dont overtighten the adjuster in the steering box though :wink:
I also put a tin can around the relay as a shim as it slid into the chassis hole a bit too easily - this took out some of the wandering :wink:
CanIBeFrank:
Thanks for the advice, I'm due to drop a new engine and gear box in soon so I'll take a look at the steering again in more detail.
James.Harwood:
--- Quote ---I'm open to advice, I'm running 31.10.50R15 Technic Tracker 2 MT which are obviously quite big, never had the same issue with my 750x16 (no I wont change back to sort it smart arse before you start)
--- End quote ---
You have answered your own question here.
Try swapping front and rear tyres over worked for me a few years back.
CanIBeFrank:
Thanks James, I'll give it a go when I've got a rainy weekend :)
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