Installing the rear panhard bar was extremely difficult – it required two people and a large pry bar to get it in place.
Rear wheels try to move further apart from each other while driving forward
- Thread starter Migri
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I’ll try to record something, but I’m afraid it might not be visible on the video.
sorry,It’s not very easy to see, but at the beginning of the video, you can see that the top of the wheel sticks out more. When the car moves forward, the top pulls inward and the bottom of the wheel moves further inside.”
Before filming, the car had been put in reverse.”
Before filming, the car had been put in reverse.”
Today I loosened all the control arms and the Panhard rod, and then tightened them under the load of the engine and body, but it didn’t solve anything.
“I measured the distance between the front and rear rims… after driving forward and then backward, and the measurements were the same.”
I don't see anything abnormal. How did you first discover the issue, since you can't see it while driving?
Rewatch. The top of the tire clearly moves towards vehicle center when in motion
It’s not a bent shaft or else it would wobble. I have absolutely no idea what is happening there.
Sorry, this is the correct image for driving forward
Of course, the difference isn’t that big, but it’s enough to cause the tires to scrub / be pushed sideways.
Of course, the difference isn’t that big, but it’s enough to cause the tires to scrub / be pushed sideways.
speeding_infraction
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Put it on jackstands and put it in drive, and let it idle. see if the hub is also moving the same way.
The wheels turn like this after about 5 meters, then they keep going the same way (the camber only changes when switching between driving forward and backward).
speeding_infraction
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Yes. Or at minimum, leave them on, without load on the tires to see if it's load realated or not.
It's a solid rear axle. A bent axle shaft would cause the wheel to wobble. Since it is not, it can only be in the bearing. That is the only part that would allow the camber to change between forward and reverse. When the rear wheel bearings were changed either they were installed incorrectly, or they are the wrong bearings. I would pull it all apart and verify they are the correct bearings and everything was put on correctly. Look up the procedure to correctly change the wheel bearings in the factory service manual. They are available for free through links on this forum.
I replaced one bearing because the driver’s side was moving in and out, while the passenger side remained unchanged… both sides now behave the same.
By the way, there’s no stabilizer bar, which leads me to believe it was driven on rough terrain. Could it possibly have a U-shaped detachable axle? I was told something along those lines before.
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By the way, there’s no stabilizer bar, which leads me to believe it was driven on rough terrain. Could it possibly have a U-shaped detachable axle? I was told something along those lines before.
Ak chceš, môžem ešte trochu viac “automechanicky” doladiť, aby to znelo ako od profesionála. Chceš, aby som to spravil?
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