Vehicle: Landrover Discovery N reg, 120K miles. 300TDI
Hi group,
I am having some problem with the above vehicle.
When cornering, particuarly to the right, the right hand side of the car at the front drops but then fails to right itself properly until I turn to the left. I have replaced both front shocks and spring travel appears normal with and without shocks attached.
The steering starts to feel very loose over part of the steering range, more so when turning to the right. Turning left gives a normal turning resistance but going right and it starts to feel loose. Have checked swivel preloads, could this be the steering damper?
With the car stationary but running if I turn the steering wheel I can see, in the rear view mirror, the back of the car move side to side with the front staying still. Is this normal?
Things I have replaced so far:
Front swivel bearings and hub bearings (this was for another problem but may be related to the above) preloads are correct.
Front shock absorbers
Front anti-roll bar mounting rubbers, but not the links
Rear anti-roll bar links.
Lower trailing arm bushes to chassis (rear) Radius arm bushes to chassis (front) Haven't done the axle bushes on these are don't have the means to replace them.
Steering link bar and ball joints
Drag link ball joints.
The car doesnt feel unsafe to drive and when traveling in a straight line it keeps going in a straight line and pulls up straight. But this corning problem is really starting to bother me.
Hope someone can shed some further light on this
regards
Ben