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Re: Violent shaking of steering wheel
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 7:32 pm
by aussie_male1au
redz driver wrote:let me know if you need a hand dude and if you want to drive down i can put it up on the hoist and go over it
Thanks for the offer, as soon as I can pronounce where you are, then find out where you are, will give you a heads up, THANK GOD FOR GOOGLE
Remember, aussie here, lil words and (or preferably) pretty pictures will get more reaction from me
Re: Violent shaking of steering wheel
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 7:45 pm
by taz01
aussie_male1au wrote:taz01 wrote:hey dude .......... the death shakes starts at about 60-70k right?
first off pump grease into all the linkages including the centre idler stupid thing normally we toss these away and go same as the gq setup then test it
no difference?.......check all the tie rods for excessive movement if needed replace em and test...
no difference?........ take the shims out of the kingpins 4 bolts on top of the swivel hubs same underneath should be 2 on each and test again.......
no diff? suggest a swivel hub kit from repco cost around 280 odd
sure everyones gunna tell ya to balance the wheels replace the steering damper tighten ya wheel bearings but after having 5 or 6 of these ive always ended up doing a swivel kit in em now if the gq does it replace the panhard bushes first
taz01
Thanks mate, on the look out for a swivel kit as we speak, apparently.. I have a REALLY RARE CAR.. as was told "there's no such thing as a MK
" Don't want to sound like TOO much of a noob (ask your sons, they'll tell you what that means if you're as old as me) but..WTF is are panhard bushes as can't find anything in the gregory's.
Don't worry, after enough "percussion persuasion" will pick things up.
Bryan
mk safari = g160 or 161 patrol i suggested ripco as they do have parts available no panhard on a mk coil sprung wagons only.....
for those reading this thread truck is stock no lift but was/is running 33s and up until now was driving nice on road very little offroad use..... the idler box is in the centre of the chassis rail and tend to slop out after couple hundred thousand ks hence lots of grease
taz
Re: Violent shaking of steering wheel
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 7:49 pm
by aussie_male1au
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mk safari = g160 or 161 patrol i suggested ripco as they do have parts available no panhard on a mk coil sprung wagons only.....
for those reading this thread truck is stock no lift but was/is running 33s and up until now was driving nice on road very little offroad use..... the idler box is in the centre of the chassis rail and tend to slop out after couple hundred thousand ks hence lots of grease
taz[/quote]
Thanks for the info Taz, will safe me guessing, from the looks of it would have to agree as have a feeling it's just the age catching up on her
Re: Violent shaking of steering wheel
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:00 pm
by taz01
get one of these
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 046881.htmcan sell ya mine for 35 bucks ......
one to remember round headlight mq square headlight mk..........
g160 161 are mostly both the same for parts
apart from engines only 5 models.....
2.8 d
2.8 dt
3.3 d
3.3 dt
4.0 petrol
springs/shackels/bushes are different between to 2 models mq/mk
4 and 5 speed gearboxs are interchangable and the early mq had remote transfer will fit also...........
Re: Violent shaking of steering wheel
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 4:17 am
by aussie_male1au
taz01 wrote:get one of these
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 046881.htmcan sell ya mine for 35 bucks ......
one to remember round headlight mq square headlight mk..........
g160 161 are mostly both the same for parts
apart from engines only 5 models.....
2.8 d
2.8 dt
3.3 d
3.3 dt
4.0 petrol
springs/shackels/bushes are different between to 2 models mq/mk
4 and 5 speed gearboxs are interchangable and the early mq had remote transfer will fit also...........
Thanks for the offer mate, already got one from ripco, only took them 2 months to source one
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Only problem with them is when they show you parts in the book, they're SO FRIGGEN CLEAN!!! Sort of identify some things but without crap all over it, not entirely sure it's the same part
Will be changing the steering damper over today so if you're having a bad day, picture Mr Bean under a vehicle with a spanner looking confused and that'll be a good picture of me
Re: Violent shaking of steering wheel
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:59 am
by redz driver
aussie_male1au wrote:redz driver wrote:let me know if you need a hand dude and if you want to drive down i can put it up on the hoist and go over it
Thanks for the offer, as soon as I can pronounce where you are, then find out where you are, will give you a heads up, THANK GOD FOR GOOGLE
Remember, aussie here, lil words and (or preferably) pretty pictures will get more reaction from me
2 hours south not far to go
Re: Violent shaking of steering wheel
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:15 am
by aussie_male1au
Steering damper changed, one that was in it had a lot of bubbling sounds as I pushed it in and out. Beginning to think that mechanics must have tiny slender strong hands and not knuckle dragging ones like mine just to get to some of these things and not leave skin/blood behind