Bent Drag look or what????
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Bent Drag look or what????
Now I know I am in Australia so where I say left will be your right and visa versa but everything else is the same.
Last weekend on the power lines, when I got off the trail I noticed that the steering wheel was now at @ 4-5 o'clock to go in a straight line, which means the front wheels when the steering wheel was centred were turning the jeep left.
First thought was bent tie rod... no its straight.
Second thought was bent drag link... yes it does have small bend.
third was bent lca's... but all are straight.
Fourth bent axle... but it to is straight.
So, back to the drag link; if you bend the drag link it effectively makes it shorter, the jeep should have been turning right not left. I adjusted the steering back to centre buy shortening the drag link even further (the usual way to centre your steering) and all is good. No ESP problems and rides straight and true; the only problem is now is that I have no more adjustment left.
Took it for wheel alignment with guy's I always use and they said all is how it was last set up and could find no fault accept I no longer have any adjustment for left hand down.
What else could have caused this problem?
My only other thought is somehow the drop pitman arm has moved to the left, but surely this would have caused the loss of teeth in the box or something or can this be adjusted in anyway?
Thanks for any suggestions???
Last weekend on the power lines, when I got off the trail I noticed that the steering wheel was now at @ 4-5 o'clock to go in a straight line, which means the front wheels when the steering wheel was centred were turning the jeep left.
First thought was bent tie rod... no its straight.
Second thought was bent drag link... yes it does have small bend.
third was bent lca's... but all are straight.
Fourth bent axle... but it to is straight.
So, back to the drag link; if you bend the drag link it effectively makes it shorter, the jeep should have been turning right not left. I adjusted the steering back to centre buy shortening the drag link even further (the usual way to centre your steering) and all is good. No ESP problems and rides straight and true; the only problem is now is that I have no more adjustment left.
Took it for wheel alignment with guy's I always use and they said all is how it was last set up and could find no fault accept I no longer have any adjustment for left hand down.
What else could have caused this problem?
My only other thought is somehow the drop pitman arm has moved to the left, but surely this would have caused the loss of teeth in the box or something or can this be adjusted in anyway?
Thanks for any suggestions???
