bad shacking in steering

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Originally Posted by omgmud

hey guys ive also got the steering shakes in my gq patrol. so far ive changed the panhard rod bushes and got the wheels balanced which has helped out alot. but there still there and starting to get worse again. just wondering what the best way to check the radius arm bushes for wear is? they were apparently changed by the prevuius owner just before i bough the car a year ago. also tje draglink end are worn abit but should be getting a second hand one soon to see if that helps out. also wats the best way to check kingpins for wear. i did a hub seal kit not long ago but the king pin bearing and cups looked fine just second quessing myself is all. i really just wanna sell the troll its that anoying!!

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Just a quick question as it was asked of me before,,,, does your patrols on level ground sit level or is the rear a bit lower than the front???
If the rear sits lower try raising it either level or just above level so rear is slightly above front as this fixed all my front problems & also many of my mates GQ's up here, worth a try even if you just try some homemade plates to check before spending any more money on bits n pieces...

Have you had a look at your king pin bearing

Hi, I quite certain it is your steering damper, remove and check it out!

Hi, I'm pretty certain its the Steering damper, remove and check it out.
Cheers

hey all
i had the same problem, talked to my mechanic and he said to take some shims out from the king pin bearings (easy job), did that and it improved the wobble by heaps, also been told to get a wheel alignment and should make it better.

I dont know much about the gq front end and would like to know what the shims are and what they do.

I have this problem and was told to fit an ajustable drag link to get a proper wheel alignment for starters and that my front RHS wheel had a slight bit of play when all steering and susp arms were disconected.So this could be the reason i get the wobble.

Does this sound possible.Was going to cost around $1100 toredo bearings and shims and for new draglink arm fitted.

Any thorts??

The shims set the pre-load on the kingpin bearings. by removing the shim your are tensioning the bearing making it harder for the wheel to shimmy. The adjustable draglink will centre your steering wheel if you have a decent lift fitted. the play in your RHS wheel could be wheel bearing & or kingpin bearings. Adj draglink I paid $370 for a comp spec one. Bearings can't remember price done mine a while ago, but some where around $2-300 should get what you need. I do everything myself so don't pay for labour.

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Originally Posted by stets

i had the death wobbles too, replaced all bushes in the suspension front and back, panhard bushes included, then went to the next step of replacing swivel hub bearings and upgraded to a new steering dampener, problem solved, in my opinion it has to do with wear and tear in the suspension more so than the steering, for ages i would jerk the car from left to right to alter the balance and that would stop the shakes fror a short time, thats what got me thinking suspension, from there i spent almost 5 grand but problem sorted in the end

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5k? What else did you do?

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had exactly the same trouble after a wheel alignment and roadworthy on a 89 mav , was lucky though a bloke who works on 4bys had a look and after an hour and a half of stuffing around he found the (i think its called ) panhard rod where it bolts on on the right hand side the bracket holes had worn in an egg shape .
he found it by him being under the truck and getting me to turn the wheel back and forth , he tightened the bejusus out of the bolt and no more wobble but thats only a quick fix needs a washer welded either side of bracket that the bolt goes through , two sizes one big one small .

have a look and see if this is your problem but sounds the same , hit a bump and cant hold the steering wheel , sometimes does it some times not worse at 70 80 ks etc .

Ebay wheel bearing / swivel hub rebuild kits $200. Bearing press $100 (toolmart)
Drag link dont need unless over 2" lift.
Get underneath and get a buddy jump up and down on the front end and listen for any noise or lose parts

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