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LRnovice

Member Since: 08 May 2008
Location: Cardiff
Posts: 59

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Auto Belize Green

Steering play

I have two questions. When I am on or near full lock there is a couple of inches free play on the steering wheel. This only appears at these positions. Is this normal. Also I have been advised to drive hard regularly to keep the injectors clear. Can anyone advise anything more specific ie how often, how high should I rev it etc. Advice much appreciated

30th Jan 2009 9:56pm

Tim_NZ

Member Since: 05 May 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 177

Re: Steering play

LRnovice wrote:
I have two questions. When I am on or near full lock there is a couple of inches free play on the steering wheel. This only appears at these positions. Is this normal. Also I have been advised to drive hard regularly to keep the injectors clear. Can anyone advise anything more specific ie how often, how high should I rev it etc. Advice much appreciated

My 110 is going to the dealers on monday for them to have a look at the steering, (amongst other things), for the same issue. Although if you can, have a look at the bushes on the steering damper, my ones were very loose.

As for the drive it hard advice, I'm not so sure about that. It is not a good idea to let a diesel idle for long periods of time, but I certainly wouldn't thrash it to make up the balance. If you do idle your engine quite a bit I'd be doing oil changes more frequently instead.

Tim

30th Jan 2009 10:41pm

Tim_NZ

Member Since: 05 May 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 177

Well, I've been to the dealers, they are going to replace the steering box and the front prop shaft..... This is the only car I have ever owned that has got newer as time goes by!!!

Tim

3rd Feb 2009 10:42pm

alantd

Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 1513

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

What do you mean by a couple of inches of play? In which plane?

I guess you don't mean that you can turn the wheel back and forth a couple of inches near full lock. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
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4th Feb 2009 8:32am

Tim_NZ

Member Since: 05 May 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 177

The steering play is in the rotation of the steering wheel. It is about 1" in the center and 3" at full lock. It's much more noticable with the engine stopped.

Cheers,

Tim

4th Feb 2009 8:38am

LRnovice

Member Since: 08 May 2008
Location: Cardiff
Posts: 59

TimmyNZ is right although there doesnt seem to be any play at centre. There is 3/4 inches play on one lock, 2/3 on the opposite lock. I think Ill have the dealer check to see if it is in spec.

Any advice on the driving hard issue?

4th Feb 2009 9:32pm

Sticky

Member Since: 07 Dec 2008
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 245

2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Stornoway Grey

I have the same issue, I will definately raise it with the dealer when it has it's rear diff replaced next week.

Have many people had this work done.

13th Feb 2009 10:48pm

draymond

Member Since: 07 Apr 2009
Location: Sydney
Posts: 49

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Re: Steering play

TimmyNZ wrote:
Although if you can, have a look at the bushes on the steering damper, my ones were very loose.

Tim

This is kind of related, but sort of not.

Should all MY07+ models have a steering Damper?

My SVX does not, which I find Odd.

28th May 2009 3:04am

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