steering damper
Submitted: Monday, Nov 14, 2005 at 00:46
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J.T.
just wondering what negative effect a buggered return to centre steering damper will cause.We are getting a bad shake through the steering wheel only occasionly.Its not wheel balance and occurs after hitting a bump on road.Vehicle is a hzj75 troopy.
Reply By: V8troopie - Monday, Nov 14, 2005 at 01:11
Monday, Nov 14, 2005 at 01:11
On my troopy the steering damper once broke off altogether. Found the vehicle was quite undrivable at speeds over 20kmh and had severe wobbles when hitting a bump on the road even at low speed. It took a long time to crawl to the nearest 4WD
shop to get a replacement damper fitted, luckily it was in town and not out bush somewhere.
So. I would say your guess is right, get it fixed asap.
Klaus
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Follow Up By: J.T. - Monday, Nov 14, 2005 at 01:14
Monday, Nov 14, 2005 at 01:14
Thanks for your reply Klaus.Not being a hugely expensive item Ill give it a go.
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Reply By: myfourby - Monday, Nov 14, 2005 at 09:52
Monday, Nov 14, 2005 at 09:52
Just before a big trip - It thought I'd get
mine replaced - as I had seen oil pouring out of it for some time before - and knew it probably wasn't doing much. After replacing it - I notice no difference at all.
Also - while working on a station in NT - I was driving at 75 series cab around every day - there was no damper to be found -and it drove quite smoothly. One day the station manager decided to put a new damper on it - I noticed no difference whatsoever. A
termite mound a week later saw it totally ripped off again!
I think it depends on the vehicle - if a damper really makes a lot of difference - then maybe theres other problems afoot. Perhaps the damper is fixing the symptoms of these problems?
-myfourby
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