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Chamois

Member Since: 24 Dec 2015
Location: Wanaka/Chamonix
Posts: 114

2002 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Zambezi Silver

Crabbing

Hello all

My 02 TD5 seems to be crabbing a bit to the left, It's not been in an accident and I can't see anything that out of sorts. Measured control arms and all seems ok.

Rear shock top bushes are shot but that's about it.

Anyone have any advice on what might be the biggest culprit assuming it's not the chassis.

A frame looks ok although it's hard to see the bushes so not entirely sure of there condition.

Thanks heaps Winter's here, thanks goodness!

20th Mar 2018 8:19am

Clive

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 467

2004 Defender 90 Td5 X-Tech LE Zambezi Silver

As a first step, it might be worth making a quick geometry check, just park up on a level surface and make a chalk mark on the ground at the centre of each wheel, then move the car and measure the distances diagonally.

I don't know what the tolerance is but it might at least give you a clue where to look further.

20th Mar 2018 9:28am

ibexman

Member Since: 13 Dec 2008
Location: Essex
Posts: 2945

Get another person to follow you to confirm you wouldn’t notice much from driving seat

20th Mar 2018 10:56am

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10381

I once worked on a brand new Rangey (L322), belonged to a company that sells very expensive Defenders...
It needed an airbag sensor, which is buried down under the centre console, which meant it had a crash at some point.
Out of curiosity we measured the wheelbase, it was only 2.5 inches shorter on one side!!!

20th Mar 2018 11:30am

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Have you lifted your Defender? If so and this is esspecially the case in bigger lifts, it can cause crabbing as it pulls the front axle out of alignment with the rear axle. The culprit is the panhard rod being too short. Solved by fitting an extendable version.

If not lifted then I would be looking at the bushes, especially the radius arm and pan hard rod bushes. Slop in these can also cause the axles to shiuft out of alignement.

20th Mar 2018 12:53pm

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