From: "Alan J. Richer" <mrchurchill109@yahoo.com>
To: lro@koan.team.net
Subject: [lro] Death Wobble on a Rangie/110 type?
Reply-To: lro@land-rover.team.net
>Had my RR doing this - replaced the steering damper and it
got worse (frighteningly so). FOund and replaced a bogus
tie-rod end - havent had the guts to take it up on the
highway since to find out if that did it. Opinions?
The steering geometry on a Range Rover (and the Discovery and maybe the
newer Defenders) is a lot different than the Series. For one thing, the
Range Rover has toe-out instead of toe-in on the front wheels. It is
pretty impressive what an even slightly worn tie rod end can do to the
handling of the vehicle. If you found a loose tie rod end and replaced it,
the chances are pretty good that was your problem. I've had the shake
problem once on the Range Rover, found a worn tie rod end, replaced it, end
of problem. I'm not saying that's for absolutely sure that was your
problem, because there are a lot of factors that can screw up the steering
geometry. But if you actually found a bad tie rod end, the chances are
good you've solved the problem. It's a mistake to assume the same "rules"
apply to the steering geometry of a Range Rover (and probably the newer
Land Rover vehicles as well) that apply to a Series. The geometry and the
characteristics, and thus the way they affect handling, are considerably
different.
________________________
C. Marin Faure
(original owner)
1973 Land Rover Series III-88
1991 Range Rover Vogue SE
Seattle, WA
marin.faure@boeing.com
faurecm@earthlink.net
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