SLROC Forum
General Category => TECHNICAL CHAT => Topic started by: cozzie on December 30, 2012, 02:31:03 PM
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My defender now sounds like me in the morning. It's 300tdi '96 year model. with power steering. When I steer left it groans. I checked the tyre pressures and topped up the steering reservoir. There are no bubbles in their either. It doesn't happen when stationary. It most noticeable when decelerating with may 1/3 of a turn to the left. There may be a very slight vibration in the steering wheel when it does it but to be honest our road surfaces as such that I couldn't confirm that.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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maybe cv joint?
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id doubt it being a cv joint, have you checked the uj's on the steering column as they can dry up & start to sieze up, on the other hand what condition is the drive belt in for the PAS pump? what sort of condition is the PAS fluid?
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mike surely the steering colum uj,s would make the noise stationary as well , he says it does it when moving and turning left
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Easy stuff first, nice thin oil on the column UJ's to penetrate in then something a bit thicker to lube properly and last.
PAS belt tight?
PAS level OK? Possibly renew fluid and bleed through, I have known air to make noises in the steering boxes.
Steering damper?
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Turns out its the drivers side front wheel bearing
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any piccies?
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of the bearing?