Hello @ ALL,
I got a problem with my Troopy, first here is the data:
HZJ78, Year 2001
180.000km
Modifications (5 month ago):
OME leaf Springs (+600kg) on the back and normal Springs in the front
Adjustable Shocks from Tough Dogs all around (+50mm)
New Wheel bearings 8.000km ago, 5000km ago check and tightened
New Breaks 8000km ago
Steering Damper OME new 8.000km ago
(new ARB Bar, new PopUp Roof from Alucab Hercules but this doesn’t matter).
Out of the workshop after all these mods, everything was fine. 7.000km through the Balkans and Greece and suddenly the “DEATH WOBBLE” started. Off road, of course, no problems. But when returning to Asphalt it started to “wobble” dramatically, only hard breaking worked to keep control. OK, adjusted the Tough Dogs to very hard setting and the way home over the “Autobahn” (highway) was not a problem. Now, TD still on “hard”, riding asphalt is not a real problem, but at 80 km/h the wobble starts, not so dramatic but still.
If I got a load change at low speeds I feel a “klack” in the steering wheel.
First measure, balancing of the wheels, will try to find an workshop today, winter is coming so all super busy… but let’s see…
Anyone an idea of what it could be? (Keep in mind all the new stuff ^^, ‘I doubt that anything of the new parts is already worn by now, we didn’t do reaaaal hard core stuff, some river beads (slow), but nothing real bad…).
So what your "Glass Sphere" says?
I got a problem with my Troopy, first here is the data:
HZJ78, Year 2001
180.000km
Modifications (5 month ago):
OME leaf Springs (+600kg) on the back and normal Springs in the front
Adjustable Shocks from Tough Dogs all around (+50mm)
New Wheel bearings 8.000km ago, 5000km ago check and tightened
New Breaks 8000km ago
Steering Damper OME new 8.000km ago
(new ARB Bar, new PopUp Roof from Alucab Hercules but this doesn’t matter).
Out of the workshop after all these mods, everything was fine. 7.000km through the Balkans and Greece and suddenly the “DEATH WOBBLE” started. Off road, of course, no problems. But when returning to Asphalt it started to “wobble” dramatically, only hard breaking worked to keep control. OK, adjusted the Tough Dogs to very hard setting and the way home over the “Autobahn” (highway) was not a problem. Now, TD still on “hard”, riding asphalt is not a real problem, but at 80 km/h the wobble starts, not so dramatic but still.
If I got a load change at low speeds I feel a “klack” in the steering wheel.
First measure, balancing of the wheels, will try to find an workshop today, winter is coming so all super busy… but let’s see…
Anyone an idea of what it could be? (Keep in mind all the new stuff ^^, ‘I doubt that anything of the new parts is already worn by now, we didn’t do reaaaal hard core stuff, some river beads (slow), but nothing real bad…).
So what your "Glass Sphere" says?