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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: faz186 on 02 June 2009, 11:41

Title: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: faz186 on 02 June 2009, 11:41

guys driving my vr past few days and iv noticed that my sterring wheel wobbles side to side on straight streches, can some1 tell me what is the prob,

is it my anti roll bar links and the arm they are attached to coz im going to change the arm next week

thanks

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: Wayne on 02 June 2009, 11:45

Could be camber and tracking.

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: vdubnut on 02 June 2009, 12:34

mine was a pain when i lost a wheel weight!

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: tobybrennan on 02 June 2009, 13:14

more than likely to be tracking

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: Rmachines on 02 June 2009, 18:40

tracking doesnt usually cause wobbling that much, causes it to pull a lot though!  I would say you need your wheel balence checked!  might have a buckled alloy?  I had a bad buckle but with loads of weights it got better.

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: VW Mel on 02 June 2009, 19:00

I have this on my polo, going to get my wheels balenced i think!

If you car is pulling to one side when the steering wheel is straight then that would mostly be the tracking.

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: faz186 on 03 June 2009, 08:43

its not pulling to anyside it just wobbles very excessivly i might have it balanced again just to be sure

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: Edwin on 03 June 2009, 09:24

Check your track rod ends and steering arms are ok

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: MrBounce on 03 June 2009, 17:05

My money's on the wheels being out of balance  :smiley:

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: Khare on 03 June 2009, 17:14

Quote from: MrBounce on 03 June 2009, 17:05

My money's on the wheels being out of balance  :smiley:

+1, mine did this, got 4 new tyres and all the balancing done and it was perfect. Any speed and no wobble now.

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: Mikester on 03 June 2009, 17:22

Do you mean the wheel wobbles as in vibrates, or as in there is play and you can woble it without effecting the steering?

As im not sure we are all on the same page here.

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: faz186 on 05 June 2009, 14:44

it vibrates very badyly left and right

Title: Re: wobblng steering wheel
Post by: christomk3gti on 05 June 2009, 14:47

out of balance then, you've probably lost a weight on the wheel, mine does it slightly but im waiting til i get sum new wheels and hope it stops.