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Lateral5 Member Since: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Down south Posts: 331 ![]() ![]() |
Hi Paul,
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PaulB Member Since: 10 Dec 2005 Location: UK Posts: 546 ![]() ![]() |
Hi Tom,
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Lateral5 Member Since: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Down south Posts: 331 ![]() ![]() |
Thanks Paul. It's going in for an on-car tyre balance next week, will ask them to do an alignment as well.
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Supertrotter Member Since: 10 Mar 2006 Location: Brrrr.... guess where :o( Posts: 9905 ![]() ![]() |
Paul, I think ours has done it from new. I would describe it as a mild 'Graunching' (Now there's a word which should be used more often!)
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PaulB Member Since: 10 Dec 2005 Location: UK Posts: 546 ![]() ![]() |
ST,
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Supertrotter Member Since: 10 Mar 2006 Location: Brrrr.... guess where :o( Posts: 9905 ![]() ![]() |
Do you think they'll try and pin it on your recent mods? Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award |
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Lateral5 Member Since: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Down south Posts: 331 ![]() ![]() |
Hey Paul, Did you get any resolution to your steering vibrations? Mine sounds like your, from the transmission rather than wheel balance. Tends to happen at tail end of gear changes. Cheers Tom RRS TDV6 Bluetooth, VR, Roof ![]() |
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DAVIS Member Since: 27 Dec 2005 Location: Genoa, Nevada Posts: 134 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
It's driving me nuts! I still feel a low speed vibration in the steering wheel, best described as the steering wheel "indexing" back and forth. The problem however does subside as the tires warm up. This would indicate a "flat spot" in the tires from the vehicle sitting for a period of time. One of the techincians at our local dealership said, "the RRS has a very sensitive steering system and we have had to install a steering dampner to some RRS's in order to cure this problem"
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vigneron Member Since: 28 Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 12 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
i too have the steering wheel "indexing" problem. It is more evident and violent when the ambient temperature is cold. After load force balancing my tires multiple times with no improvement; the dealer suggested tire flat spots. This would normally go away as the tire heats with extended driving. In my rover it does not. I finally convinced the service guy to drive my car(what an idea!) and he called and said "your wheel really does wobble between 56 and 60 mph". I told him that they had better sort this out quick. I am paying for a Rover and really want to be able to drive it. 2006 RRS 4.4l V8 Tonga Green/Ivory |
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Zipperman19 Member Since: 22 Aug 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 85 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I've got the same shimmy. I replaced the tires at 13k and rebalanced the wheels and its still there. Nothing to do with the flat spot. Im beginning to think that whoever manufactures the rims is making them slightly out of round. Maybe one of the casts id off? |
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discofun Member Since: 28 Dec 2005 Location: Texas USA Posts: 6 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Same symptoms – different scenario – potential insight:
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vigneron Member Since: 28 Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 12 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My dealer is replacing the front axle today. They found it to be "off" by a millionth of something. They have little confidence that this will solve the wheel shimmy but need to do something. Perhaps a new rover is in my future. They swaped out 4 new wheels/tires with mine and the car behaved the same, therefore not a bent wheel or flat spot issue. Heads are being scratched. 2006 RRS 4.4l V8 Tonga Green/Ivory |
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MDP Member Since: 14 Jun 2005 Location: Back in an AUDI Posts: 8598 ![]() ![]() |
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vigneron Member Since: 28 Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 12 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
update-new axle did not fix the problem. Tomorrow they are fitting new tires. earlier this week they took the wheels and tires off another rover put them on mine and the problem remained. Don't know how the new tires will change things. Come on-someone from land rover it's time to chime in. 2006 RRS 4.4l V8 Tonga Green/Ivory |
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