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mikey

Joined: Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:30 pm
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Location: Cornubia

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:48 am

Anyone know of a macanic on brisbane's southside that has got experience with the dreded suzuki death shake.

TZAR

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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:10 am

steaky do you know anyone

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strutts

Joined: Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:05 am
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:17 am

Whats the death shake? I hope thats not what my drover has. Its shaking a hell of alot!!! lol i was kinda jst hoping it was a snapped transfercase mount throwing my driveshaft out. FECK!

94BAZOOKA

Joined: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:40 am
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Location: central coast NSW

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:14 pm

My mates car gets a real bad shake going between 50-70km/h or under heavy breaking if this is what you are referring to I would also be interested in how to fix it

Have checked

Wheel bearing
King pin bearing
Tie rod & drag link
Balanced wheels
Jack shaft & front drive shaft

And still can't find the problem

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BlueSuzy

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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:43 pm

Search "Death wobble". Many parts can slightly wear contributing to this.

Also wheel balance
King pin shims/bearing preload
Wheel alignment
Up to shit caster angles

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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:15 pm

The other one that sometimes get over looked is a build up of mud on the inside of the rim

Doesn't take much muck to wobble the shit outta your tires!

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2stroker

Joined: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:30 pm
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Location: North Brisbane

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:27 am

A damaged steering damper can cause it, take it off and push it in and out by hand, should be smooth resistance equal in and out.

Gwagensteve

Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:45 am

2stroker wrote:

A damaged steering damper can cause it

I'm going to say NO to this.

A damaged steering damper will either bind the steering or be ineffective. Neither is a cause of death wobble.

As steering damper when functioning properly will only damp the effect - the conditions that cause the wobble will still exist.

If I was trying to sort death wobble the first thing I would do is take the damper off. Not because it might be adding to the problem but precisely because it will be masking it's real extent. If you fix the wobble with no damper then there's no reason to put it back on. They are overrated.

Steve.

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