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| ppad Member Since: 16 Nov 2012 Location: now, UK S Coast Posts: 223   
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My 75k '05 TD5 has taken to wandering a little at 60-70. Just enough to know that it isn't quite what it used to be. Certain cambers on certain roads it really isn't true any more.
At low speeds fine. I swapped the tyres all around, even bunged the spare on. No difference. So I've put it on axle stands and had a wobble. No obvious this or that way slack. At straight ahead there is no play in the steering. But as you turn the wheel there is, until at full lock ( still only about 30 deg on a Landy..) there is at least 2" of free play in the steering wheel before it moves the wheels. Q for the mech experts  , why no free play straight ahead and heaps at full lock? And what should it be / how to fix?
And if not that, then what next? Sold the much modified 110 2.8, in Oz Brought the 90 home from Switzerland ... |
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14th May 2018 6:25pm |
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| sharkey964 Member Since: 05 Oct 2014 Location: On a muddy track Posts: 574  
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Swivel pin bearings.???
I had a similar problem on my 90,took a shim out of the swivel pin bearings & et voila.No more wandering. 
Marc |
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14th May 2018 9:44pm |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2169 
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If youre aure the swivel bearings, wheel bearings, swivel pins, various bushes, balljoints (especially on the swan neck) and the panhard rod is tight then try adjusting the PAS box for tighter steering.
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15th May 2018 5:37am |
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| ppad Member Since: 16 Nov 2012 Location: now, UK S Coast Posts: 223
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Thanks for all of that, suspension bushes next .. Sold the much modified 110 2.8, in Oz
Brought the 90 home from Switzerland ... |
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15th May 2018 10:54am |
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