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clover:
Hi

I have a 300TDi Disco. Its got a 2"body lift. I'm running 33/12.50/R15 tires. Its got H/D sumo bars and a Defender relocated steering damper.

When I fitted the Sumos I got it tracked up properly and the steering wheel was straight.

When out laning I hit the edge of a rut and I thought I had dislodged the tracking as the steering was a bit off center when going straight. I could not see anything bent or loose so I ignored it.

Anyway an another trip when going over rocky ground it did it again. It was now about half a turn out. I was a bit worried but once again could see anything obvious wrong

Anyway I drove a lane yesterday and hit submerged rock.

Its now a full turn the other way when going straight! Something is not right. Could it be the steering rod mechanism that has lost its splines and is turning on the end of the steering box under extreme load?

Has anyone else had this with the aluminum steering rods on a 300?

If its not that what could it be?

I've checked it all over underneath and its A Ok as far as I can tell.

Cheers

PS

bogie:
Have you checked the track rod ends are done up tight,because the average person that works in these tyre/exhaust garage places are not the brightest people around.It happened to me,they did tracking but didnt tighten the nut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mattyme:

--- Quote from: bogie on August 26, 2009, 21:40:55 ---Have you checked the track rod ends are done up tight,because the average person that works in these tyre/exhaust garage places are not the brightest people around.It happened to me,they did tracking but didnt tighten the nut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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oi bogie!!  :-$ :-$ :-$ :-$ :-$

i work in such a place and i wouldnt class my self as not the brightest around.... if you dont mind!!! lol  :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

but in answer to the post, the splines are quite big splines on the steering box and drop arm and if they had spun round the steering would be seriously affected.

you may want to look at the 2 UV joints in the streering column under the bonnet, but they would have only slipped if you were holding the steering wheel tightly when you hit the rocks....

hope that helps!!

clover:

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you may want to look at the 2 UV joints in the streering column under the bonnet, but they would have only slipped if you were holding the steering wheel tightly when you hit the rocks....

hope that helps!!

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That was what I thought! I was holding steering quite tightly as if you don't the wheels have a habit of climbing out of the ruts and getting you in a whole heap of trouble. Ask me how I know! I used to have BFG mt 7.50R16 and those you could just let go of the steering and they would happily follow the ruts.

I may swap the 300 one for a 200 one I have spare as the 200 one has metal UV joints rather than Aluminum.

BigA:

--- Quote from: mattyme on August 26, 2009, 23:07:56 ---you may want to look at the 2 UV joints in the streering column under the bonnet, but they would have only slipped if you were holding the steering wheel tightly when you hit the rocks....

hope that helps!!

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I had a similar problem on my old 90, the bolt in the joint had worked itself completely loose, and it had jumped a couple of notches.

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