Re: Bump Steer, Steering Components, Hemi-Joints

["Jeff Bade" <jbade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When driving on a smooth road it tracks fine and handles great.  It's those
bumpy, pot hole, haven't been paved since the scout was made roads which are
the problem.
I have to pay close attention especially if there is other vehicals around
and I have to contrantly correct the steering to stay in my lane.  I haven't
notice it going just to the left or to the right and I haven't found any
specific pattern to it.

As far as body mounts are concerned.  Yes one of the number one mounts
(under the drivers feet)  is gone.
I am waiting on a replacement any time now.  This could be the problem. but
the rest of the body is quite solid and I can't see that there is too much
movement going on since the hard top is still on.

The ball joints on the one side are brand new.  I can not say what the age
of the other side are.  When I jacked up the vehical I didn't notice any
problems.

I will just need to take things apart 1 by one and take a look at
everything.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Stegmann" <steve.stegmann@domain.elided>
To: "Jeff Bade" <jbade@domain.elided>; "'IHC Digest'"
<IHC-Digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: Bump Steer, Steering Components, Hemi-Joints


> MessageJeff,
>
> I believe I came in on this thread late.  Please fully describe the
symptoms
> for me again.
>
> A classic case of bump steer in a Scout has the vehicle steering right
when
> the right wheel moves above its rest position with respect to the body and
> left when the right wheel moves below its rest position with respect to
the
> body.  This is if the right end of your drag link is lower in elevation
than
> the left end of the drag link when the vehicle is at rest.  The behavior
will
> be reversed if the right end of the drag link is higher than the left end
when
> the vehicle is at rest.