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Steering rod hitting front diff

Jackshepherd94
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03 May 2015 15:32 #143624 by Jackshepherd94

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Hi all, new to this site. The steering rod on my jimny is hitting of the front diff and the prop shaft bolts. It doesn't do it all the time, jus when I turn left and brake hard. What would I need to do to stop this happening ? Thanks

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03 May 2015 16:12 - 03 May 2015 16:17 #143629 by markyp2000

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Has the suspension been modded has it got carster corection bushes or arms is the arm bent. The trailing arm bushes may be worn or the bolt holes are elongated or king pins on one side

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03 May 2015 17:00 #143633 by Jackshepherd94

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Yeh it's got a 3" suspension on it, I don't think it has the castor bushes in. Jus had a look at the arms then and they don't look bent. One of the bolts going through the front right bushe was loose so I tightened it but my jimny isn't running jus now

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03 May 2015 23:10 #143641 by Busta

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Castor angle and suspension changes won't affect the distance between the steering rod and diff. It's either bent (should be dead straight on rhd jimnys) or your kingpins are massively worn.

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04 May 2015 15:27 #143664 by safari

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is it a standard or custom made the steering rod and also chq bushes of the armsfor acsessive play

if u worry u die if u dont worry u still die so why worry

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04 May 2015 19:04 #143676 by markyp2000

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Busta wrote: Castor angle and suspension changes won't affect the distance between the steering rod and diff. It's either bent (should be dead straight on rhd jimnys) or your kingpins are massively worn.

Yes it will if the bushes arnt fitted right or worn

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