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Apr 30, 2015 10:03 am
Apr 30, 2015 10:03 am
Subject: Re: LG45 steering shake
Had the same on my 3 litre years ago but only happened at slowish speeds ie 20mph.
Check camber and castor and also toe in /out very, very carefully.
There was an article some years ago in the magazine about this and I seem to remember that it was solved by having toe OUT instead of toe in. However this seem odd to me as, on the face of it, this would make the car wander at speed.
Part of the problem seems to be that the axle alters in "shape" over the years I believe (constant banging up and down of the axle over the years or by accident damage) ie you can "lose" (or gain) camber and/or castor angles. The castor angle can be altered by putting in the wedges referred to but you could still have the wrong camber angle.
If castor/ camber is new to you find yourself a Dunlop CG3 castor/camber angle gauge (much nicer to use than a CG4 gauge) in a nice wooden box and all should become clear !
Also find the article in the magazine as it is interesting.
Had the same on my 3 litre years ago but only happened at slowish speeds ie 20mph.
Check camber and castor and also toe in /out very, very carefully.
There was an article some years ago in the magazine about this and I seem to remember that it was solved by having toe OUT instead of toe in. However this seem odd to me as, on the face of it, this would make the car wander at speed.
Part of the problem seems to be that the axle alters in "shape" over the years I believe (constant banging up and down of the axle over the years or by accident damage) ie you can "lose" (or gain) camber and/or castor angles. The castor angle can be altered by putting in the wedges referred to but you could still have the wrong camber angle.
If castor/ camber is new to you find yourself a Dunlop CG3 castor/camber angle gauge (much nicer to use than a CG4 gauge) in a nice wooden box and all should become clear !
Also find the article in the magazine as it is interesting.