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Reggieroo:
My Rangie Classic has excessive steering play which is most noticeable after around 50 mph, say when doing motorway driving.

I didn't realise how bad it was until I drove a friends Classic with considerably less mileage for a few months & jumped back in mine to go down the motorway & thought what the f*ck!

Any advise would be much appreciated as its just horrible to drive at the moment & I really need to sort it out.

I've had a good look underneath , no leaking steering box or anything apparent.


Regards

Reg

clbarclay:
Panhard rod bushes?

You need to second person isealy (unless they are compretely FUBAR), one to waggle the steering and one to look at the bushes. There should be virtually no movement in a good bush.

Reggieroo:

--- Quote from: clbarclay on March 02, 2008, 18:09:25 ---Panhard rod bushes?

You need to people to check (unless they are compretely FUBAR), one to waggle the steering and one to look at the bushes. There should be virtually no movement in a good bush.

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I'll be checking those when I find out which ones they are..........lol

Hey your around Worcestershire........know of any green lanes round here, I'm new to the area & I want to get a little muddy  :D

Range Rover Blues:
Stand alongside the car, start the engine and grab the wheel through the open window.  Wiggle it hard left to right.  If the car moves left and right then the panhard rod bushes are goosed, if the RHS wheel turns well in response to steering inputs then they are not bad.

Of course if you have a mate to help you then you'll be able to check all the joints in the steering quite quickly.  Feel each balljopint for slight knocking.

checklist
1) tyre pressures
2) steering box play, can you feel any clunking in the wheel or at the drop arm?
3) drop arm balljoint, you won't feel the clunk at the steering wheel but you will feel it or see it from the wheelarch if you turn the wheels right
4) check the balljoint at the front of the LHS knuckle, these 2 joint on the front drag link work hardest and are most prone to wear.
5) check the 2 balljoints on the rear track rod and also check the tightness of all the threaded joints

Any significant wear will show up when you are wiggling the steering wheel, you might notice that the road wheel doesn't respond to inputs on the steering or that is jerks when moving.

Have the tracking checked, excessive toe out will make the steering very dead, slow and unresponsive, it's a heavy handed cure for steering kickback.  Excessive toe in would make the steering twitchy

Unlikey but check the steering swivel bearings, jack up each front wheel and check for free play up and down, beyong the wheel bearings (which should have play).  Worn out swivel bearings also cause leaks in the swivel seal ;)

One other thing to check, the steering shaft has 2 UJs working at considerable angles.  if you are careful with lining them up you can sharpen the steering response to small inputs on the steering wheel, though at 90degrees input you get the reverse effect.  If the steering shaft has been installed carelessly it could be having an effect.

clbarclay:

--- Quote from: Reggieroo on March 02, 2008, 23:10:14 ---Hey your around Worcestershire........know of any green lanes round here, I'm new to the area & I want to get a little muddy  :D

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Not just worcestershire, but about 5 miles due north of pershore. I know a few lanes, though at the moment there isn't a single driveable 4x4 at home.

You could ask Chris9119 to organise another ford run or at least send you a copy of the route. Starts a Droitwich, heading towards pershore before head back north towards the M6/M42 doing plenty of green lanes and as the name surgests quite a few fords as well.

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