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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Sugar79 on 25 November 2005, 09:40
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following some of my mates last night down the M25, considering they have a 500bhp skyline, a GTO and a MR2, wasnt doing to bad dare i say till i got to 70mph then i could feel threw my stearing wheel my front wheels wandering really badly, as well as the strong crosswinds that dangerously blew me into the next lane it felt like i was gonna spin off the motorway.. so i had to go up the M25 at 60mph, being wobbled by the winds and watching everyone else doing silly speeds and not being affected by the wind at all :huh: ... whats up with that!!
me not happy with the car today and fed up having to repair it all the time, god knows whats wrong with the front wheels now, but i can feel a very slight vibration when i brake from say 60mph now as well
GRRR GRRR GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR :angry:
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oh sh!t, that doesnt sound good sugar. Hope you get it sorted and redeem the faith most of us have in our golfs.
What model is yours? Iv been tryin to read the badges on your new (and very nice may i add) signature but I cant make them out.
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Could be any number of things, warped discs, suspension bushes etc.
But I really think you should get it sorted before something serious happens.
We dont wanna lose you!
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its alright driving on normal roads but as soon as i go fast like on motorways thats when the problem starts, my front wishbone bushes need replacing although i was told there not all that bad as yet but that was a month ago.. my rear bushes are knackered tho.
Hopefully my mates mate is fitting my new exhaust today, so that mite make me feel happy again, and i might get him to check the front if he aint to busy..
Golfpro my badges just say  2.0 lol
                    GTI
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oh right. thought for a second it said v6
4 motion
was gettin all excited for ya! a blake i know may be selling his and I know i cant really afford it and i probably get insured on it but it doesnt stop me wanting it! maybe just a test drive?
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If I were you I would take it to a good wheel alignment place. Not just your usual Kwik-Fit place but one that will check all the stuff like toe-in and camber.
Sounds like you have some bad alignment problems.
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i had the wheel alignment done a month ago when i had my lowering springs fitted, apparently i had quite a bad toe out problem on the front passenger side, but i never knew and didnt experience any problems with it like that, and at least i could cruise at 90, and ive not noticed any wear on my new tyres that have now done 2000miles.. so iam confused, could the wishbone bushes be the problem??
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worth gettin the alignment checked again id say coz your springs will have bedded in a bit now and it could have affected it all. pass on the wish bone thing tho, i thought thats what comes out of a chicken :laugh:
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If wishbone bushes are worn they could be the cause of the problem!
I would get those replaced then the alignment check.
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could be your steering rack, hard to say.. dont give up though !
if it makes you feel any better my MAF needs replacing AGAIN ! :grin: :laugh:
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thats interesting topher, when i had my MOT done back in october my boyfriends dad's mate said my steering rack had a tiny bit of play init, but not much and would probably need replacing for the next MOT, steering racks are expensive tho arnt they?? although ive seen people talking about putting the audi TT rack on the golf so you have sports steering, but if its actually any good, who knows..
and oh know not the treaded MAF problem lol
golfpro, the 4 mo's are nice, my mate had one and its bloody quick, you must buy it!!! lol
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id love to but im 20 and the insurace companies dont like me! :undecided:
goin to speak to him and find out exactly what he wants for it, get a few quotes and take it from there. Would put an end to my camper dreams too! thats an interesting idea, puttin the tt rack on a mk4. would it make any difference?
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Just diff ratios - less steering wheel movement to car move etc.
Doubt its the rack itself, more likely track rod ends and they arent too expensive! Bout £20 each.
A rack from a motor factors will cost about £100
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the insurance companies still dont like me lol, and iam 26, still pay nearly £600 fully comp on my golf and thats with 3yrs no claims.. *sigh*
other insurance companies wanted £800-£1200!!! for my slow as hell GTi???
Len ive heard of track rod ends, but being a women, what do they do lol??? :huh:
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I wouldn't have thought it would be your rack if it's only at high speeds  :undecided:
I had a knackered steering rack one of my old cars, but that used to wander about all the time. Not just motorway speeds. Also, when they do go they tend to snatch when you turn, it feels like nothings happening and then all of a sudden your turning..quite scary actually  :sad:
Len - That sounds a bit cheap for a power steering rack... :huh:
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christ then iv got no chance with only one year, an accident and a fwd v6 powered monster. Tho i am in guernsey where crime is low and milage is minimum. suppose il just get a quote and take it from there. my 1.4 mk3 was 1200 quid last year as id not long had my accident. That was the best i could find too! runs out in april tho so may aswell wait til then and see what happens
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Now come on Sugar I know you arnt that girlie surely! :wink: :grin:
They are just a flexible end to either side of the steering rack, to allow for suspension movement. Its usually the outer end of this rod that wears, where its connected to the wheel hub.
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Len - That sounds a bit cheap for a power steering rack... :huh:
Was going on my 405, that cost £80 exchange about 3 years ago. And I did say Motor Factors prices not VAG!!!! :wink:
So would have thought a Golf one could be bought for 100-120.
Power steering dont make much difference to the price - its the pump that costs not the rack.
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i did find when booting it off last night trying to keep up with the rice burners  :embarassed: that when i accelerated hard in first gear, i whacked in to 2nd, the wheels spun  :cool: but it pulled hard to the right when it was spinning in 2nd, now would this be a symptom of whats wrong or was it something like toque steer??
lol Len, i know alot for a women about cars but i don't know everything  :grin:
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:cool: lady so i'll let ya off! :grin:
Torque steer is when going around bends. Not straight line.
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my front wishbone bushes need replacing although i was told there not all that bad as yet but that was a month ago.. my rear bushes are knackered tho.
Bushes don't get "slightly knackered" :kiss: change em :nerd:
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The front wishbone bush on the drivers side of my old Beemer 3 series was knackered, and the problem only showed up at around 75 -80 mph (similar symptoms to your Golf Sugar.......
I'm also well impressed that you got yours to wheelspin in 2nd gear!!.....Are you the Stig??
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get the bushes changed, in the wish bones and the rear axle, lowering a car with fooked bushes may look nice , but it will wander about even more so than it did on standard springs......
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The front wishbone bush on the drivers side of my old Beemer 3 series was knackered, and the problem only showed up at around 75 -80 mph (similar symptoms to your Golf Sugar.......
I'm also well impressed that you got yours to wheelspin in 2nd gear!!.....Are you the Stig??
i can get it to wheels spin in 2nd all the time lmao.. you just got put your foot down in first and stamp the clutch quick wheel changing to 2nd at lightning speed lol.. i dont do it too often tho as i can see myself breaking something lol
My cars booked in next monday to find out the problem, i recon its my bushes..