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Land Rover Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)21 · Wheels and tyres
21 · Steering & suspension

Fault - symptoms

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
Section
Fault diagnosis › Fault - symptoms
Wheels and tyresFault - symptoms

FAULT - SYMPTOMS

Vibration through steering wheel diagnosis, Vibration Harshness

  1. Check tyre pressures. See Repair, Tyre Pressures
  2. Check condition of tyres. See Tyre Wear Chart
  3. Check front wheel alignment See STEERING, Adjustment, Front Wheel Alignment This is a normal condition for radial ply tyres. Do
  • NOTE: In the event that any apparent
  • vibration is not eliminated at this stage.
  • See PROPELLER SHAFTS, Fault
  • NOTE: Radial ply tyres have a flexible
  • sidewall, which produces a sidewall bulge
  • making the tyre appear under-inflated.
  1. Check wheel balance. See Repair, Wheel not attempt to reduce this bulge by over-inflating Balancing the tyre.
Vibration through steering wheel diagnosis, vibration harshness – Check wheel balance. See Repair, Wheel not attempt to reduce this bulge by over-inflating
  1. Correct inflation.
  2. Under-inflation.
  3. Over-inflation.
  4. Tread contact with road.

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