AIRBORNE MEDIC
Member Since: 21 Feb 2012
Location: Lancashire
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Hi guys,
a couple of weeks ago whilst traveling back from Scotland I had a bit of a steering wheel judder and thought I was slipping on ice but I happened a couple of times after.
I took it in to my local independent land rover garage and had him check breaks and callipers and he couldn't find anything wrong with it and even when he took it out for a drive he could find no fault with it 
Now tonight coming home from work each time I stop and traffic lights or a junction and accelerate away it seems as though the steering wheel is going to shake out of my hands 
Once you accelerate over 30 it settles down however its went from intermittent to OMG my steering's going to give at any minute in a day 
Does anyone have any idea what is going on here? Has anyone else had the same problem?
Many thanks for your help
Kenny "Your mind is like a parachute! It will only function when open"!
Kenny
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 20th Feb 2015 9:08 pm |
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geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
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failing cv joint
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| 20th Feb 2015 9:09 pm |
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AIRBORNE MEDIC
Member Since: 21 Feb 2012
Location: Lancashire
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How can I find which one Geoff? Any tips?
I thought it may have been the steering colum "Your mind is like a parachute! It will only function when open"!
Kenny
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| 20th Feb 2015 9:19 pm |
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AIRBORNE MEDIC
Member Since: 21 Feb 2012
Location: Lancashire
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its just been trough an MOT last Thursday and it has the following advisory:
OFFSIDE REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARM HAS SLIGHT PLAY IN PIN/BEARING (2.4.G.2)
PALY IN STEERING RACK INNER JOINT (S)
Wondered if this or one of these could be a cause? "Your mind is like a parachute! It will only function when open"!
Kenny
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| 20th Feb 2015 9:41 pm |
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AIRBORNE MEDIC
Member Since: 21 Feb 2012
Location: Lancashire
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Took my car to indie garage this morning and guess what?
"NOTHING" no juddering, no problems like last night at all Like going to the dentist 
That aside im sure it will return but still no idea what this could be so if anyone can help I would be most grateful 
HSE Auto, 2006 reg, 230,000 miles 
Kenny "Your mind is like a parachute! It will only function when open"!
Kenny
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| 21st Feb 2015 11:17 am |
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rockcrawler
Member Since: 31 Oct 2012
Location: Ferring
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I will watch this thread with interest Kenny as I'm having a similar issue. Every now and then mine starts to shake as if driving over rumble strips and then gets to the point where I think it will shake itself to bits.
The only way to get rid of it is to slow right down ( much to the disgust of drivers behind me )
I have also had it checked out and nothing has been found
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| 21st Feb 2015 1:37 pm |
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Riccarton Disco
Member Since: 24 Jan 2013
Location: Scottish Borders
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Next time you get this shake, if possible, quickly pull over and check the rear discs for heat. I had this and felt it through the steering but on investigation it turned out to be a rear caliper.
Oh, and it came on faster / worse at 75+mph!!
Good luck.
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| 21st Feb 2015 2:27 pm |
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Curly
Member Since: 30 Sep 2011
Location: suffolk
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Mine done this for a while. Mot with same advisories. I replaced lower arms and it now feels like a new motor. Well worth losing nuckles and 2 pints of blood in process.
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| 21st Feb 2015 2:55 pm |
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tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
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Had exactly the same. Flack replaced my lower control arms and steering rods. All the juddering gone
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| 21st Feb 2015 3:01 pm |
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rockcrawler
Member Since: 31 Oct 2012
Location: Ferring
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When you say steering rods are they the same thing as inner track rods ? D3 Metropolis Bonatti Grey-Alpaca Leather-adaptive headlights-fridge-EGR blanking kit-Harmen Karden-Cruise-4x4 info enabled-Tinted Windows-Heated F&R Seats-Rosen rear Entertainment-LED'S everywhere -Smoked Side Repeaters-Rear Aircon-Vredestein Wintrac 4 Extreme-Puddle and Footwell Lamps-Stainless Steel Side Protection Tubes- NEW ASHTRAY ( thanks to dsd1036 )
Club BAS Remote FBH
Club MXS10 Ctek
Club Beanie Grill
Rear D4 Lamps
Geoff Gearbox Flush
BAS Remap
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| 22nd Feb 2015 9:30 am |
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tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
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That's what I meant
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| 22nd Feb 2015 9:41 am |
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rockcrawler
Member Since: 31 Oct 2012
Location: Ferring
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May just change them then even if its just to eliminate them D3 Metropolis Bonatti Grey-Alpaca Leather-adaptive headlights-fridge-EGR blanking kit-Harmen Karden-Cruise-4x4 info enabled-Tinted Windows-Heated F&R Seats-Rosen rear Entertainment-LED'S everywhere -Smoked Side Repeaters-Rear Aircon-Vredestein Wintrac 4 Extreme-Puddle and Footwell Lamps-Stainless Steel Side Protection Tubes- NEW ASHTRAY ( thanks to dsd1036 )
Club BAS Remote FBH
Club MXS10 Ctek
Club Beanie Grill
Rear D4 Lamps
Geoff Gearbox Flush
BAS Remap
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| 22nd Feb 2015 1:16 pm |
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AIRBORNE MEDIC
Member Since: 21 Feb 2012
Location: Lancashire
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OK guys a bit of an update on this issue of mine
I was booked in today to do a 4 wheel alignment however over the past week the issue has become more constant and not just intermittent so didn't see the point in taking her in and wasting money.
I've been paying more attention to the steering now obviously because it is more noticeable and although the tracking is out which makes driving a bit of hard work, I have also noticed that the play/give in the steering wheel is rather more than I have noticed before.
Driving in a straight line such as on the motorway my steering has a noticeable 1 degrees free movement from centre both left and right meaning you have to move the steering wheel a bit before it actually takes bite. I guess the only way I could describe it is that it is like driving a Series 3 land rover, constantly correcting your driving.
I also noticed the last time I was in the lakes that going over rough ground that the steering wheel feels completely loose in your hands and that it didn't actually appear to be snug in its housing, Or it was going to rattle out of my hands
So although i've had my car in to the garage 3 times so far and each time no faults found each time, I am leaning very much on the side of the possibility of my steering arm and UJ being the source of the problem "Your mind is like a parachute! It will only function when open"!
Kenny
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| 13th Mar 2015 10:34 am |
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AIRBORNE MEDIC
Member Since: 21 Feb 2012
Location: Lancashire
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Thank god for that Mick
I thought I was going mad mate Each time I took it to the garage the guy looked at me as if I was making it up
"NOW" the million dollar question!!! "CAN YOU DO THIS FOR ME"? "Your mind is like a parachute! It will only function when open"!
Kenny
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| 13th Mar 2015 11:52 am |
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