Bad Vibes

[JeffR]

Recently replaced a very leaky steering box on the 110, without damage to myself or said vehicle.

So wife goes off shopping in it. When she gets back "there's a really bad vibration through the steering and it wanders all over the road"

"Bugger, whats broke this time" thinks I.

So tears apart the front end and replaces anything that that looked iffy, even reset the swivel pre-load.

Goes for test drive and bugger me if the damn thing was virtually un-drivable.

Re-checks all the previous work, gives grief to the place I bought the steering box from, then noticesthe front offside tyre..............

The trashed sidewall was on the inside, looking at the tyre whilst on the vehicle, well it looked perfectly OK. Even when it was lying in the garden..

Smell it madam, I was sitting in it.

[fozsug]

Well done Jeff, a repair completed without a trip to A&E The other jobs probably needed doing anyway so not a complete loss, just a few too many beer tokens spent.....and some more now on a new set of tyres

[JeffR]

Still trying to decide what tyres to buy next. Trouble is there ain't a great choice when it comes to 265/70/17's. the Wildcats that are on have only done 65K!

[fozsug]

only 65K just run in then

Kuhmo do a 265/70/17 in the KL71, Ive got KL71 on the Disco and done 30K with little wear

General do the AT2 in that size as well

And BFG do them in that size in both AT and MT

So you have no excuse....... except having to part with more beer tokens

[JeffR]

I have to admit having a hankering for all those makes, but as the Wilcats are about £40-60 cheaper per corner...........

[Retroanaconda]

Maybe now you know why....?

[JeffR]

It don't help that wheels and tyres were on my previous 110, which sat outside (not on blocks) for over a year!.. At least the Wildcats stayed round - had a vehicle on BFG's that also sat around for about 6 months and the tyres turned oval - tried a dozen times to have em balanced, but they were just carp, ain't bought BFG's since.