[RRClassic cruise control]

does anyone know the problem with my cruise control !!! , it will no longer work

i push in the button on the dash which illuminates and when i press the button on the steering wheel it will no longer set at any speed,

[steering shakes]

I had this problem

First replaced the shagged out front dampers, one of the lower bushes had disintegrated and the damper was loose in its mounting.

Checked the steering box and play was well within tolerances

Checked the steering damper which only suffered from knackered bushes despite looking quite new. Probably shaken to death

Next I changed all the steering ball joints and got the tracking setup correctly

Next I poly bushed the front axle, don’t know what type but they were red ones from famour four. Did the back axle some time later nice smooth ride now

Still jiggled but not as bad nor as frequent, but once it kicked off it was violent. Had some real brown trouser moments at 70mph

Checked the swivel preload and found it to be a little loose. Removed a couple of shims to tighten things up.

That made it even better but it still would vibrate at 70mph if I went over a manhole cover etc.

Rechecked the dampers and found that the rubbers had settled slightly so tightened them up.

Also replaced the anti roll bar links on the front axle as one of these was fubar

Thought this had fixed the problem but then it went mental when I drove over an ant on the m4 at 70mph one night. Had to slow to 40 before it stopped wobbling. FMB

When I got home I checked the front axle and found the slightest of vertical play in the front wheels. This could only be the top swivel pin so I stripped em and renewed top pin, bush and bottom bearing. About 2hours per side and never had the problem since.

thanks to you all for your replies , changed all ball joints yesterday , new steering damper and removed 2 shims from each swivel and tightened down . when doing the shims i removed the right hand ball joint and the hub just turned all on its own , checked the pull and it only regitered 2lb, removed 2 shims and rechecked the pull and it now registers 15lb, left hand side was just as bad!!!!!!. will do a road test today and find out the results off my hard labour. Hope its fixed as i wont know where to go next!!!!

will keep you all posted , many thanks

[steering shakes]

think i'll change the steering damper first and see where we go from there, dont fancy doing the swivel preloads thoe!

[steering shakes]

can anyone help me, recently changed suspension bushes for deflex , renewed all ball joints and new track rod tube. since then when i go over a bump in the road at any speed over 50 mph my steering and front wheels shake violently!!!!! . i have tightened all ball joints and checked for play, checked springs for damage and retightened all nuts and bolts in trailing arms , shocks etc. all to no avail.... cant think where to go next. HELP!!!! i drive a rr classic v8 auto 1992