Member Since: 10 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
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Weird wobble!
Hi guys just a quick question that hopefully you can help me with?
When setting off on a journey ( mostly in the morning to go to work and then to come home again) my car seems to wobble as if I have a flat tyre but only for about 400 meters or so and then it is fine. I dint have a flat tyre so just wondering if anyone has any other ideas
19th Dec 2011 9:43 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Flat spot on the tyres?
19th Dec 2011 9:43 pm
mik
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Brake binding in the cold?
19th Dec 2011 9:47 pm
disconewbie79
Member Since: 10 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
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Hopefully not only put 4 new grabbers on about a month or two ago. No skidding for
Me either. It is the same if it's wet, dry or icy. I always forget to ask the gurus by the time I get home so it's not Terrible just worried it may be something more ugly brewing
19th Dec 2011 9:48 pm
Robbie
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Does sound like the flat bit at the bottom working its way around before they warm up enough. Clearly this only happens when it is cold but correct tyre pressures will help but you need winter tyres to make it go away.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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puncture seal gunk in the tyres??
19th Dec 2011 9:50 pm
disconewbie79
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Location: Sheffield
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Is the brake binding something that needs
To be sorted or is it safe once it's warm??
19th Dec 2011 9:51 pm
disconewbie79
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It does seem to make sense about the bald spot in the cold. Never noticed it before with other cars but then I didn't drive 2.5 tonnes of BEAST before I can live with that as long as it's safe!
Hay, I have read on the forum before of a wierd wobble like you describe. Apparently a gear box flush will clear it!
20th Dec 2011 8:10 pm
Seeby
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Sussex
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I sometimes get this and it seems to only happen if I've used the EPB. With an auto on a flat drive I'm in the (bad) habit of not using the handbrake.
Keep meaning to do some more thorough tests to see if it's related.
21st Dec 2011 8:41 am
daveh
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I had this around a year ago, it was EPB related, only did it for a short time when EPB had been used, I ignored it as I was working away alot over the year and never had time to look at it. The reason I found out it was EPB related was at the next service I needed two new rear disks and EPB shoes as they had wrecked the drums in the rear disks and destroyed the EPB shoes. They were a mess !!!!! I would just get it checked out to be safe.
21st Dec 2011 8:21 pm
disconewbie79
Member Since: 10 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
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I really hope it isn't epb related as I just changed the rear discs and parking brake shoes as they got stuck on and fried!!
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I can live with that as long as it's safe!
