Electric Steering Damper Replacement

[Peterm69uk]

7 minutes ago, Jimmympv said:

Just picked up my 2012 Alphard today and have the exact symptoms described here. Was a bit disappointed but fingers crossed the cheapest solution sorts it!

 

Just to let you know how my repair went, the mechanic changed it in 30 mins, he'd never changed one before so I linked the video above how to do it. He reached up without doing any of what the video showed but he was obviously pretty competant as a mechanic and very flexible 🤣 Good luck, hope it solve the problem 👍🏻

[Rojie]

12 hours ago, Peterm69uk said:

 

Just to let you know how my repair went, the mechanic changed it in 30 mins, he'd never changed one before so I linked the video above how to do it. He reached up without doing any of what the video showed but he was obviously pretty competant as a mechanic and very flexible 🤣 Good luck, hope it solve the problem 👍🏻

 

Can I respectfully request you add the details of your mechanic to the servicing section.

There is a small section for a mention for individuals and businesses who  are competent to work on Alphards; yours would be a worthy addition.

[Peterm69uk]

2 hours ago, Rojie said:

 

Can I respectfully request you add the details of your mechanic to the servicing section.

There is a small section for a mention for individuals and businesses who  are competent to work on Alphards; yours would be a worthy addition.

All done Roger 👍🏻

[Jimmympv]

I finally got the time to take a look at this and after pulling everything apart turns out there was absolutely nothing wrong with the bush that was in there, it looked brand new ☹️ replaced it anyway so back to square one. 

[Quimbasher]

On 11/12/2024 at 5:05 PM, Jimmympv said:

I finally got the time to take a look at this and after pulling everything apart turns out there was absolutely nothing wrong with the bush that was in there, it looked brand new ☹️ replaced it anyway so back to square one. 

 

This is what I found when I picked mine up too. It may require a new column. If you want to check it, you could remove the damper bush and wiggle the spider that holds it in place on the column. If there is play or a knocking then unfortunately its a 2nd hand or new column needed i believe.

 

The backlash is in the worm gear within the lower part of the column. Its very slight but whem driving over rough surface at slow speed cam be very loud in the cabin. I stripped mine and packed with grease but this only dampened the rattle for a week or so. Then had to replace the column with one from amayama.  Hope you get it sorted. 

[Picasso]

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