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Pupsi

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Münster
Posts: 7

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Santorini Black

May 2010 TD4 drives to the right side...

Hello,

I own a 2011 TD4 with just 25000km on the clock.
I have a problem and still no solution.
The TD4 always drives to the right - I hope this is not a special hsitoric feature for the German market

(wheels have been balanced and changed, fall set + track set have been made twice).

The Land Rover garage says it is allright like this but it is not !
Suspension settings, wheels etc. is all original.
If I drive from 60 miles onwards I have always to correct the steering wheel and if I take hands of the car it goes (first slow than faster) to the right.
I need some (smal) power to get the car straight forward and not just hold the steering wheel.
I drove some other TD4's that all drive quite good and drove nice straight forward.
I have still warranty but that does not help me with this problem.
I know there are a lot of things that could cause this problem but hope somebody have another good idea for me.

Many thanks and best regards from Germany,

Nikolai Defender 110 TD4 (Experience)

18th Dec 2012 2:01pm

JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

Have you tried jacking the front up so that both wheels are free from the ground. See if one side is binding as it may be that there is some dragging of brakes or a bearing binding giving the effect of letting one wheel spin easier/faster than the other. It might be worth doing this when it's cold and also after a fair bit of travel when it's warm and has shown the symptoms you describe.

18th Dec 2012 2:19pm

Pupsi

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Münster
Posts: 7

I have looked at the wheels and brakes.
Everything moves free and easy.

I had two different official Land Rover garages a look at it.
As they can not locate the mistake they are afraid of channging parts that could cause the problem.
The one standard answer here in Germany ist "it is a Defender and normal" or "we are sorry we do not know what is wrong with your car. As we have problems do get our fault search and the parts paid from Land Rover so we do nothing".
(It is not possible do get direct contact do a technical Land Rover man only with the costumer departement). Defender 110 TD4 (Experience)

18th Dec 2012 6:43pm

Dieselhead

Member Since: 21 Oct 2012
Location: Pulborough. West Sussex
Posts: 552

Your steering wheel is on the wrong side

I would start with brakes, bearings etc

What kind of wheels do you have?? Chris

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18th Dec 2012 6:51pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

It's probably not much help but I find my (German) 110 is very sensitive to the camber of the road... and many German roads (including Autobahns) have significant camber. Mine also apparently pulls to the right, although if I drive on the left side of the road (as I learned) it pulls to the left

Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

18th Dec 2012 7:20pm

dgardel

Member Since: 30 Nov 2008
Location: Veneto (Heart & Head)
Posts: 3586

1st I agree with ZeDefender

2nd check the connection from the frame and the pull rod (rear) and the push rod(front)

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18th Dec 2012 7:28pm

Pupsi

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Münster
Posts: 7

Thanks a lot.
I hope you know that I have do do all this work outside on a road in the city centre

So it will depend on weather etc. and I can not do all the checks on the road on my own...

Please understand if my next reply will take some time.

Nikolai Defender 110 TD4 (Experience)

18th Dec 2012 7:34pm

Regard

Member Since: 08 Dec 2011
Location: RSA
Posts: 251

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 X-Tech LE Orkney Grey

Hi Pupsi

Please send Naks on the forum a PM.

He had a very simmilar issue that was eventualy resolved by the pannel beaters inserting some kind of very small spacer somewhere in the suspension after LR could cure his problem.

18th Dec 2012 8:04pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Measure wheel centre to wheel centre on left and right side and see if they match up

18th Dec 2012 9:00pm

Pupsi

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Münster
Posts: 7

One of the LR garage fited an extra shim here:

Click image to enlarge

It did not help. I could not talk to the mechanic as the garage had the last day opened. It then closed for ever... Defender 110 TD4 (Experience)

19th Dec 2012 5:07pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

mk1collector wrote:
Measure wheel centre to wheel centre on left and right side and see if they match up

19th Dec 2012 7:31pm

Pupsi

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Münster
Posts: 7

Will do this as the next step... Defender 110 TD4 (Experience)

19th Dec 2012 7:36pm

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