MickRover

I shook the living daylights out of the panhard rod and there was no movement at all, BUT, a mate of mine was just round and I was telling him about it and the fact that I had gotten the front wheels balanced. My back tyres and front tyres differ (twas like that when I bought it) so he suggested that the tyre place may be usless and didnt do it right and/or one of the front tyres may be bodgey so I swapped the front and back wheels around and it all but stopped it (I think) I will take it to another tyre place and get them to balance all 4 wheels b4 I get much older and hopefully it may make it even better. What my major issue is now, I have never driven any 4wd drive much before so I dont know how it should sit on the road in the first place, but there is a slight movement in the steering wheel on small ruts, is this normal ??

Hey all, i found you awesome sight when I googled "replacing panhard rod bushes" (wonderful google eh) My question is, my Disco (1992) at 90 to 100 kmph gets a shudder straight up the steering column, or when I hit ruts or small pot holes at lower speeds. I asked this question on a simple ask an expert site and he said it may be the panhard rod. Hence me googling and finding the thread "Replacing panhard rod bushes By Les Henson" He says on that thread "Wear in the panhard rod bushes is usually identified by wandering steering, a click or knock - especially when starting a turn" So I what I would like to know, after reading that discription could my shudder problem still be related to the panhard rod. (I have had the wheels balanced, it did ease the problem but not fix it)