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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558  
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Basically yes
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19th Jul 2015 3:45pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843  
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 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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19th Jul 2015 3:53pm |
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| ROBBONTHEROCK Member Since: 23 Jun 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 637  
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What are the symptoms of a dead steering damper? Wandering the road perhaps? Cheers Andy |
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29th Jul 2015 11:36pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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for a wandering problem damper would not be my first thing
play in steering box play in track rod ends tracking uneven tyre wear damper damper is mainly for wheel wobble |
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30th Jul 2015 5:36am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843
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I am only replacing mine because;
1. I have a new one 2. The current one if original has done 183016 miles! 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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30th Jul 2015 7:04am |
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| ROBBONTHEROCK Member Since: 23 Jun 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 637
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Funnily enough I was considering doing the same, as you say not for specific problem just the fact that it has done 173k.
Cheers Andy |
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30th Jul 2015 7:09am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843
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That for me is enough really. I do get a little wobble so maybe it will help, 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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30th Jul 2015 7:23am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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On all my defenders ive always run 2 steering dampers , 1 in standard place , 1 behind axle
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30th Jul 2015 6:12pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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When I removed mine, there was no rebound left in it, I'd compress it and it didn't rise back up. I put a Supagaz one on from Paddocks. 2016 D4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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30th Jul 2015 6:22pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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They shoudnt push out on they own anyway
if you push it half way it should stay there not push out about the last thing you want is a gas one , because gas one pushes out and will tend to try to push steering arm and make defender pull over one way all the time ( ok only slightly but it does ) |
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30th Jul 2015 6:30pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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If that's the case then why do they make them in the first place and how come I've never read anyone slating them before?
Why would people like Bilstein make and sell them? http://www.paddockspares.com/stc786b-steer...in-b6.html 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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30th Jul 2015 6:33pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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if the damper pushes out it will tend to try to turn the steering , making the vehicle pull one way
As said it may be slightly but it does , and personally i think a gas one is a waste of money , after all the gas one ( or any gas damper steering or wheel ) still use oil as the dampenning the gas is only to pressurise the oil to help stop it foaming when they worked hard , something i doubt would ever happen on a defender Last edited by munch90 on 30th Jul 2015 7:00pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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30th Jul 2015 6:57pm |
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| ROBBONTHEROCK Member Since: 23 Jun 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 637
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Any more details. Are they both standard LR units? Is the second one mounted to existing mounting points or are did you make bespoke mountings for them? Cheers Andy |
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30th Jul 2015 6:59pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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Yes both standard ones , 1x all standard in standard place , but because of the angle its at its not really that good
some use the discovery rod thats uses a damper behind axle , but ive always just made my mounts , one end mounted of diff nose and one on steering rod and beause its down in a much straighter line with the rod its a lot more direct acting on the steering |
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30th Jul 2015 7:05pm |
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