carlosbeldia Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 My 110 is bumping really hard on any little hole, as if tires were on the 50 psi. I have checked and the only things worn are the drop arm ball joint and the front radius arm bushes (the ones that go to the chassis). All nuts are tight and the bushes OK. Do you think this hard ride can come from these pair of things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosbeldia Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 passenger side engine mount broken..... can be this the origin of the harsh ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 what state are the dampers in ? busted engine mount will increase vibration but should affect the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosbeldia Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Dampers are OK, today I changed shock absorbers bushes and ride improved. However, tehre is still kind of a bump with any pothole in the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Check your prop shafts, if the sliders have sized then there is no movement for when the suspension moves, this put's a shock through your transmission system. To me though sounds like 1 or more of your dampers are shot.. but usually they just stop damping rather than locking solid. Also have a check of all your bushes again, sounds like you may have got metal to metal contact somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosbeldia Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Dampers are OK (one informed 91% the other 89% in a test yesterday), they are really tough units, made for this UN version (it's supposed to be armored). What is this slider you mention? My front prop shaft is carp, it's virtually eating uJ's every two months, the one in the front diff side.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy andy. Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 The prop shaft is telescopic, and as so has a "slider" or sliding section that must be free moving. Are you sure these dampers are not too hard on a vehicle that is not armoured? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosbeldia Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 NO, they are Ok, I usually carry around a ton everyday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 The bushes (as you mentioned earlier) can cause very harsh bump-thump. I have just changed all of my front end bushes in stages (panhard rod (both ends), then radius arm/axle, then radius arm/chassis) and I can confirm that after each of these changes there was a marked improvement - not only in ride, but also in control. Incidentally, the radius arm bushes didn't appear at all worn, but changing them still made a dramatic improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 You Prop looks somthing like this below, there is a splined shaft in the middle to allow the prop to get longer and shorter taking into account the axle movement. If this gets stuck in one position, everytime you go over a bump it wont contract thus putting a shock up into your transfer box/gearbox/engine, trust me, you will notice it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosbeldia Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 Ok, I have to say thanks to everyone, specially Maverik. I have had this harsh ride during long time, with no real solution until now. As per rule, I used to change my UJ's and the only maintenance to the slider was to add some grease once in a time. After what you said, I took out the complete propshaft and notice it was really stuck (around 20 hits with a 12 lb hammer) and the grease was only in the tip of it. After a thoroughh cleaning and greasing, I can say my car is a completely diferent one, not only in confort, but in control, there is really a lot less rolling in pot holes curves. This week I'm going to change al my front bushes, my car went up an incredible 2 cm after changing the shock absorbers bushes, I expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Good to hear you've got it sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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