Manitou 4 wheel steering playing up

[AlCapone]

What is problem with manitou 526 in 4 wheel steering position when the front wheels are straight ahead and the rear wheels are pointing left
The wheels are corrected but it’s not long before the same thing happens again

 

[ColinV6]

We have to correct ours multiple times a day, both our 2018 and 2023 manitous have done it.

 

[Pan mixer]

@ACEngineering

My 2 are usually fine, just occasional creep.

 

[Post Driver]

Compact Kramer here that does this. The dealer looked at it under warranty but couldn't find anything wrong

 

[ACEngineering]

What is problem with manitou 526 in 4 wheel steering position when the front wheels are straight ahead and the rear wheels are pointing left
The wheels are corrected but it’s not long before the same thing happens again

Reseal the steering rams first.

 

[Drillman]

We have to correct ours multiple times a day, both our 2018 and 2023 manitous have done it.

Our 1300hr 2019 manitou is a lot worse for this than the 1996 5000hr one we have

 

[ACEngineering]

Our 1300hr 2019 manitou is a lot worse for this than the 1996 5000hr one we have

Check it's hitting all the steering stops evenly.

 

[ColinV6]

Check it's hitting all the steering stops evenly.

That’s actually a very good point! I will be doing the same with ours. Lloyd’s said they had taken feedback from a lot of customers about it back to manitou and been told “it should be part of the users daily checks to realign the wheels”

Which would be fine but it goes out of sync several times a day.

 

[Lakesdigger]

That’s actually a very good point! I will be doing the same with ours. Lloyd’s said they had taken feedback from a lot of customers about it back to manitou and been told “it should be part of the users daily checks to realign the wheels”

Which would be fine but it goes out of sync several times a day.

Gotta love manufacturers accepted tolerances

 

[Sausage]

That’s actually a very good point! I will be doing the same with ours. Lloyd’s said they had taken feedback from a lot of customers about it back to manitou and been told “it should be part of the users daily checks to realign the wheels”

Which would be fine but it goes out of sync several times a day.

I would have thought your better starting again on this. I would align wheels straight, back off all stops except 1, turn wheels until just contacts stop, back off until get feeler gauge in, then set all stops to same clearance.

 

[Drillman]

That’s actually a very good point! I will be doing the same with ours. Lloyd’s said they had taken feedback from a lot of customers about it back to manitou and been told “it should be part of the users daily checks to realign the wheels”

Which would be fine but it goes out of sync several times a day.

Yes I shall be checking this as well as it drives me up thewall

 

[ACEngineering]

I would have thought your better starting again on this. I would align wheels straight, back off all stops except 1, turn wheels until just contacts stop, back off until get feeler gauge in, then set all stops to same clearance.

Bare in mind by time you walked round to look at the stop the steering will have creeped back a little.

Also the minute you get wear in a king pin or a track rod end etc etc the steering goes all to cock anyway.