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General => General discussion => Topic started by: dazzawest1987 on 12 January 2012, 08:33
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Morning all, I'm after some after advice, I've got a polo 6n 1.4 16v, it's got a bad vibration from the front, it's road speed related, seems to happen at about 20mph and gets worse the faster you go, happens in and out of gear, I've a a quick look and listen on the ramp at work can't seem to see alot wrong.
Anybody had this before or got any ideas, appreciate its hard to diag a fault with seeing it any suggestions or advice would be appreciated
Cheers darren
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Worn track rod end, lost wheel weight, knackered wheel bearing, hub nut loose, knackered driveshaft. Does it vibrate through the steering wheel or pull one way or the other?
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No doesnt come through the steering wheel, you feel through the floor mostly
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I don't know how much it's vibrating bit if it's not through the steering wheel and you can feel it through the floor check for play in the exhaust mounts, I had a fiesta that vibrated through the floor caused by a worn mount.
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Could be something as simple as your wheels being unbalanced?
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Could be something as simple as your wheels being unbalanced?
On the front I'd have thought he'd feel it through the steering?
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Could be something as simple as your wheels being unbalanced?
On the front I'd have thought he'd feel it through the steering?
Yeah I thought about that after I posted, but couldn't be bothered to edit or add to it! :lipsrsealed:
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One or both of the front tyres knackered, regardless of how your tread or sidewalls look, rub your hands over the tread, your feeling for a bulge under the tread, speed bumps, and bumping up kerbs are usually the culprits for this sort of damage
HTH
Thom
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wheel balancing is where my money is at
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pretty sure ive found the issue, think its my nearside driveshaft, got it on the ramp at work vibration definately coming from nsf, theres no play in suspension or driveline components, wheel bearing not making any noise, so pretty sure its the drive shaft
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Simple fix then. Glad it's nothing too serious.
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Hopefully just a driveshaft :grin: got one today going to prob fit tomorrow
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surely you can just replace the CV if thats the culprit rather than the whole shaft, may just be a rip in the gaitor and all the grease has come out so needs abit of tlc?
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Gaiters not split, got a complete used drive shaft for £25, so saves me the changing the joint (hate cv grease) :grin:
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:afro: even better then mate!
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fitted the used driveshaft and appears to be worse, so think im going to have to get a new one, cant see anything wrong with it though, bit concerned might be the gearbox at fault
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What's the flange like gearbox end?
Is there a lot of play where it goes into the box?
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Can't feel any