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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Martz on 06 April 2009, 18:31
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My project Ghetto is being a little bit of a bum hole! When I am driving along and get to about 40mph, the rear end is all over the place and feels like it is going to break! Scares the life out of me. I have changed the suspension over but this has had no effect? Any ideas on what else I need to do to resolve this issue, I was thinking of maybe the bushes? Any ideas would be good.
Martz :cool:
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The back end's skittish?
Binding rear brakes
Front / Rear ride heights different
Worn rear beam bushes / Poly bushed rear (Poly bushes at the back are notorious for firming up the rear and making it lairy)
Worn rear strut top mounts (cone rubber affairs)
Bald tyres / Mismatched directional tyres / Directionals wrong way round (look for INSIDE or ROTATION)
Bad wheel balancing
Loose / Worn wheel bearing
Incorrect toe / camber
Pick one ;)
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The back end's skittish?
Binding rear brakes
Front / Rear ride heights different
Worn rear beam bushes / Poly bushed rear (Poly bushes at the back are notorious for firming up the rear and making it lairy)
Worn rear strut top mounts (cone rubber affairs)
Bald tyres / Mismatched directional tyres / Directionals wrong way round (look for INSIDE or ROTATION)
Bad wheel balancing
Loose / Worn wheel bearing
Incorrect toe / camber
Pick one ;)
Cheers, will inspect the other options. :wink:
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sup Martz :cool:
Does the back end bounce around roundabouts with pot holes?
Mine does and ive narrowed it down to worn axel bushes. Missions to change so ive heard.
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sup Martz :cool:
Does the back end bounce around roundabouts with pot holes?
Mine does and ive narrowed it down to worn axel bushes. Missions to change so ive heard.
Hey mate
Nah, it just wobbles and feels like the wheels are about to come off???????
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Then I'll add ..
Loose wheel nuts
Wrong size spigot on wheel
Buckled wheel
Flat edge on tyre
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I would find the problem asap, had a rear wheel bearing collapse on me on the motorway doing 70+ ended up in the crash barrier, not fun!
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Then I'll add ..
Loose wheel nuts
Wrong size spigot on wheel
Buckled wheel
Flat edge on tyre
Definately none of the above Ben.
I would find the problem asap, had a rear wheel bearing collapse on me on the motorway doing 70+ ended up in the crash barrier, not fun!
The car is not being used at the moment and I won't drive it until I am happy with it. Not into hospital food tbh, although if I was with BUPA it would not be to bad! :D
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The back end's skittish?
Binding rear brakes
Front / Rear ride heights different
Worn rear beam bushes / Poly bushed rear (Poly bushes at the back are notorious for firming up the rear and making it lairy)
Worn rear strut top mounts (cone rubber affairs)
Bald tyres / Mismatched directional tyres / Directionals wrong way round (look for INSIDE or ROTATION)
Bad wheel balancing
Loose / Worn wheel bearing
Incorrect toe / camber
Pick one ;)
Cheers, will inspect the other options. :wink:
Mine was the same till i replaced the rear beam bushes. Check them? :smiley:
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when you say check the rear beam brushes - what are you looking for? the pot hole bouncing sounds simlar to mine
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is it defo the rear ???
my inner CV joint was seized up with old crap grease , gave me one hell of a vibration :wink: :wink:
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Martz, what you have described is the symptoms of tyres gone egg shaped, especially if the car has been standing for some time.
Swap the rears to the front, then see if you get a similar wobble through the steering wheel...
Tom