chadr
Well-Known Member
I've been following Ryan's thread on similar symptoms with his 80 and thought I would post this here, rather than hijack his thread;
I've been experiencing a gentle steering wobble under braking for a few hundred miles/weeks now - as I say it is relatively gentle, sometimes no more than a constant tremor - but certainly one that is noticeable. It's always under braking only and if anything, seems more pronounced under gentle braking rather than hard. The steering is otherwise spot-on.
So some background;
The tyres are all good with plenty of tread and even wear.
The tracking and alignment is spot on and was done only a few months ago (not aware of any bumps or "accidents" to have made it change).
The brake discs were changed all round to Mtec grooved and dimpled discs, along with OEM brake pads about 4k miles ago, when all 4 brake calipers were also refurbed. Braking was certainly improved and still work very well, apart from this steering wobble of course.
I might get the wheels swapped front to back, just in case one of them has gone out of balance. I also haven't had a chance to take a look at the pads but will check those too and see whether there are any obvious pointers.
Reading Ryan's thread, it seems that (worn) front bearings might also be part of the issue? My truck has done 172k miles and is 19 years old. Apart from the lower ball-joints, which were replaced last year, I'm pretty sure that none of the other front components have been replaced, so all OEM.
Thanks in advance.
I've been experiencing a gentle steering wobble under braking for a few hundred miles/weeks now - as I say it is relatively gentle, sometimes no more than a constant tremor - but certainly one that is noticeable. It's always under braking only and if anything, seems more pronounced under gentle braking rather than hard. The steering is otherwise spot-on.
So some background;
The tyres are all good with plenty of tread and even wear.
The tracking and alignment is spot on and was done only a few months ago (not aware of any bumps or "accidents" to have made it change).
The brake discs were changed all round to Mtec grooved and dimpled discs, along with OEM brake pads about 4k miles ago, when all 4 brake calipers were also refurbed. Braking was certainly improved and still work very well, apart from this steering wobble of course.
I might get the wheels swapped front to back, just in case one of them has gone out of balance. I also haven't had a chance to take a look at the pads but will check those too and see whether there are any obvious pointers.
Reading Ryan's thread, it seems that (worn) front bearings might also be part of the issue? My truck has done 172k miles and is 19 years old. Apart from the lower ball-joints, which were replaced last year, I'm pretty sure that none of the other front components have been replaced, so all OEM.
Thanks in advance.