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steering problems

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discotdi:
HI

There is a way of taken some of the play out of the steering,I had the same prob on my series 2a.
On the side of the sterring box there should be  a bolt with a large lock nut undo the lock nut then wind in the bolt a little then tighten the lock nut this should take some of the play out and you can once again drive in a straight line ish.

Litch:
Sounds like your steering needs setting up correctly, there is no 'magic nut' on a LR but when working correctly it should be fine.

Swivel preloads should be checked as should the relay. Depending on the size of tyres fitted you may benefit from fitting a steering-damper (I fitted one but I was running 9.00x16's) and above all, keep your thumbs outside the rim when driving off-road!

tomarse:
Check the swivels. Mine used to try and tear my hands off when i hit a bump until i rebuilt the front hubs and set the swivels up properly!

If you dont have the time to check it properly just remove a few shims from the bottom of each swivel and see what difference it makes!
If you look under the front hub there are 4 nuts with locktabs. the shims are underneath these.

Rustyrover:
Series motors have the shims on top of the hubs iirc?

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