Slight steering shake on the bumps
10-15-2004, 06:41 AM
#1
Guest
Posts: n/a
Slight steering shake on the bumps
Hi all,
Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
Any comments and experiences would be appreciated.
Thanks.
TW
--
01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
Any comments and experiences would be appreciated.
Thanks.
TW
--
01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
10-15-2004, 09:00 AM
#2
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
TW did pass the time by typing:
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
Yep. They shouldn't leak.
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
OME or OEM? (OEM = Original Equipment Maker)
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
Don't see why there would be unless there is some geometry difference.
The damper basically looks like a shock.
--
DougW
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
Yep. They shouldn't leak.
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
OME or OEM? (OEM = Original Equipment Maker)
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
Don't see why there would be unless there is some geometry difference.
The damper basically looks like a shock.
--
DougW
10-15-2004, 09:00 AM
#3
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
TW did pass the time by typing:
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
Yep. They shouldn't leak.
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
OME or OEM? (OEM = Original Equipment Maker)
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
Don't see why there would be unless there is some geometry difference.
The damper basically looks like a shock.
--
DougW
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
Yep. They shouldn't leak.
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
OME or OEM? (OEM = Original Equipment Maker)
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
Don't see why there would be unless there is some geometry difference.
The damper basically looks like a shock.
--
DougW
10-15-2004, 09:00 AM
#4
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
TW did pass the time by typing:
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
Yep. They shouldn't leak.
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
OME or OEM? (OEM = Original Equipment Maker)
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
Don't see why there would be unless there is some geometry difference.
The damper basically looks like a shock.
--
DougW
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
Yep. They shouldn't leak.
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
OME or OEM? (OEM = Original Equipment Maker)
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
Don't see why there would be unless there is some geometry difference.
The damper basically looks like a shock.
--
DougW
10-15-2004, 09:46 AM
#5
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
ROTFLMAO!
A steering damper is just a shock absorber.
That is like the apprentice carpenter saying that the boss gave him the
wrong nails, the heads are on the wrong end.... The boss yells, 'hey
dummy, don't throw them out, they are for the other side of the house!'
LOL!
I can see the brackets maybe being different, but the shock itself????
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
TW wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
>
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
>
> Any comments and experiences would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
A steering damper is just a shock absorber.
That is like the apprentice carpenter saying that the boss gave him the
wrong nails, the heads are on the wrong end.... The boss yells, 'hey
dummy, don't throw them out, they are for the other side of the house!'
LOL!
I can see the brackets maybe being different, but the shock itself????
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
TW wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
>
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
>
> Any comments and experiences would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
10-15-2004, 09:46 AM
#6
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
ROTFLMAO!
A steering damper is just a shock absorber.
That is like the apprentice carpenter saying that the boss gave him the
wrong nails, the heads are on the wrong end.... The boss yells, 'hey
dummy, don't throw them out, they are for the other side of the house!'
LOL!
I can see the brackets maybe being different, but the shock itself????
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
TW wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
>
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
>
> Any comments and experiences would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
A steering damper is just a shock absorber.
That is like the apprentice carpenter saying that the boss gave him the
wrong nails, the heads are on the wrong end.... The boss yells, 'hey
dummy, don't throw them out, they are for the other side of the house!'
LOL!
I can see the brackets maybe being different, but the shock itself????
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
TW wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
>
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
>
> Any comments and experiences would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
10-15-2004, 09:46 AM
#7
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
ROTFLMAO!
A steering damper is just a shock absorber.
That is like the apprentice carpenter saying that the boss gave him the
wrong nails, the heads are on the wrong end.... The boss yells, 'hey
dummy, don't throw them out, they are for the other side of the house!'
LOL!
I can see the brackets maybe being different, but the shock itself????
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
TW wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
>
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
>
> Any comments and experiences would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
A steering damper is just a shock absorber.
That is like the apprentice carpenter saying that the boss gave him the
wrong nails, the heads are on the wrong end.... The boss yells, 'hey
dummy, don't throw them out, they are for the other side of the house!'
LOL!
I can see the brackets maybe being different, but the shock itself????
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
TW wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Firstly, I seem to have developed a slight shake in the steering as I go
> over bumps in the road. So I thought the steering dampner might be on its
> way out. I had a look and noticed slight oil seepage around the ends of
> the dampner. Does that confirm that indeed the dampner is shot??
>
> Secondly, I called the local shop and he said they only stock OME products,
> which is fine. But then he said he could only find steering dampners for
> left hand drive Wranglers!!! I thought being an Australian product, it
> would be also in right hand drive version. Is there any real difference
> between left and right hand drive steering dampners??
>
> Any comments and experiences would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
10-15-2004, 11:01 AM
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
There must be a difference, otherwise they would use the same part
number. It looks like maybe one is the eye is off center:
http://www.----------.com/RHDTJSteeringStabiliser.jpg as compared to our
side:
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/images...r/DSC01093.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
TW wrote:
>
> I have emailed you a picture of what my RHD steering setup looks like.
> After comparing the two photos (one sited by you and mine), I don't really
> see any difference except for the orientation in which it is installed.
> How are Monroe stabilisers in performance. I can probably source one
> cheaper than the Old Man Emu unit (additionally, Monroe is black, OME is
> yellow). Thanks.
>
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
number. It looks like maybe one is the eye is off center:
http://www.----------.com/RHDTJSteeringStabiliser.jpg as compared to our
side:
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/images...r/DSC01093.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
TW wrote:
>
> I have emailed you a picture of what my RHD steering setup looks like.
> After comparing the two photos (one sited by you and mine), I don't really
> see any difference except for the orientation in which it is installed.
> How are Monroe stabilisers in performance. I can probably source one
> cheaper than the Old Man Emu unit (additionally, Monroe is black, OME is
> yellow). Thanks.
>
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
10-15-2004, 11:01 AM
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
There must be a difference, otherwise they would use the same part
number. It looks like maybe one is the eye is off center:
http://www.----------.com/RHDTJSteeringStabiliser.jpg as compared to our
side:
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/images...r/DSC01093.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
TW wrote:
>
> I have emailed you a picture of what my RHD steering setup looks like.
> After comparing the two photos (one sited by you and mine), I don't really
> see any difference except for the orientation in which it is installed.
> How are Monroe stabilisers in performance. I can probably source one
> cheaper than the Old Man Emu unit (additionally, Monroe is black, OME is
> yellow). Thanks.
>
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
number. It looks like maybe one is the eye is off center:
http://www.----------.com/RHDTJSteeringStabiliser.jpg as compared to our
side:
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/images...r/DSC01093.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
TW wrote:
>
> I have emailed you a picture of what my RHD steering setup looks like.
> After comparing the two photos (one sited by you and mine), I don't really
> see any difference except for the orientation in which it is installed.
> How are Monroe stabilisers in performance. I can probably source one
> cheaper than the Old Man Emu unit (additionally, Monroe is black, OME is
> yellow). Thanks.
>
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
10-15-2004, 11:01 AM
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Slight steering shake on the bumps
There must be a difference, otherwise they would use the same part
number. It looks like maybe one is the eye is off center:
http://www.----------.com/RHDTJSteeringStabiliser.jpg as compared to our
side:
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/images...r/DSC01093.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
TW wrote:
>
> I have emailed you a picture of what my RHD steering setup looks like.
> After comparing the two photos (one sited by you and mine), I don't really
> see any difference except for the orientation in which it is installed.
> How are Monroe stabilisers in performance. I can probably source one
> cheaper than the Old Man Emu unit (additionally, Monroe is black, OME is
> yellow). Thanks.
>
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds
number. It looks like maybe one is the eye is off center:
http://www.----------.com/RHDTJSteeringStabiliser.jpg as compared to our
side:
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/images...r/DSC01093.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
TW wrote:
>
> I have emailed you a picture of what my RHD steering setup looks like.
> After comparing the two photos (one sited by you and mine), I don't really
> see any difference except for the orientation in which it is installed.
> How are Monroe stabilisers in performance. I can probably source one
> cheaper than the Old Man Emu unit (additionally, Monroe is black, OME is
> yellow). Thanks.
>
> TW
> --
> 01 TJ Renegade 4.0L Auto
> D30/44, 265/75R16 BFG Muds