front wobble

[bobbee]

got a bad wobble on the front all of a sudden. pitches side to side. ok saturday appeared sunday. checked all wheels and no excessive play so bearings prob ok. nothing stuck to wheels. nothing obviously loose under the front. at 20mph it shakes like a really badly balanced tyre. also pulling to the left. tracking done not long ago. poss tyre damage inside? any ideas? been brill in the snow and ice up to now.

 

[kbekl]

lost a wheel weight ???

 

[bobbee]

wobble

dont look like it. dont think its the steering rack either cos theres no movement.

 

[Adz]

Correct or equal pressures
Wheel nuts tight
Ball Joints
Front prop UJ
Steering colum

 

[11redrex]

Stabiliser bar rubber bush broken ?

 

[jims-terrano]

Had you been using 4wd on satday? could it be an auto hub jammed?


Jim

 

[lacroupade]

...but before you do any of that go and remove the large chunks of frozen snow and slush that will have lodged in your inner rims and see if the balance comes back...

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

...but before you do any of that go and remove the large chunks of frozen snow and slush that will have lodged in your inner rims and see if the balance comes back...

I had to do that yesterday, I drive on fields a lot and the loose snow compacts behind the wheels and under the arches to the point that it takes up all the travel of the suspension. So worth clearing it away occasionaly.

 

[bobbee]

wobble

sorted. it was rear offside distorted tyre

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

:thumb2

 

[lacroupade]

sorted. it was rear offside distorted tyre

distorted as in recently badly fitted, or wot?:nenau