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Offline mad4mush

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steering wheel
« on: 10 October 2006, 11:22 »
hi guys hope uz can help, i just had my wheels balanced on my 89 valver but am still getting steering wheel vibration at like 80 mph lasts till abt 105mph any ideas whats up?
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Veedubgt18v

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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #1 on: 10 October 2006, 11:31 »
either a balance has come off lol or u got a buckeled wheel or a suspension component is loose/bent/broken/missing start by checking all your rubber bushings on the wishbones etc
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Offline NewStu

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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #2 on: 10 October 2006, 11:53 »
Did you only get the fronts done? At those speeds its usally the rears that you can feel.
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Offline Gambit

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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #3 on: 10 October 2006, 12:23 »
if a wheel is buckled you will feel it from about 30mph & they wont be able to balance it either.

tyre pressures set correctly, 4 wheels balanced & a proper 4 wheel alignment - should be shake free.

if not then start looking at worn bushes in wishbones, ball joints, track rod ends & top mounts
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #4 on: 11 October 2006, 09:57 »
try swapping the rear wheels to the front, if it makes any difference then its probably an issue with the wheels/tires, if not then its something else :)
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Offline mad4mush

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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #5 on: 16 October 2006, 09:40 »
just to let uz know i got my cousin aka ( cowsar) to take the wheels off to put my centre caps on right coz the bumholes at kwik fit didnt put them back in right , and when the wheels were tightened back up god knows but i've got no vibration at all :laugh: btw hes got biceps like popeye!
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Offline Uku

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Re: steering wheel
« Reply #6 on: 17 October 2006, 22:02 »
i guess you mean the spigots not the centre caps? incidently make sure if ya buy second hand alloys to get the right spigots for your car , golf II is 57.1 bore . fortuantly i knew about this before i bought a set of alloys of ebay on the weekend , so there sitting safely in the garage until wolfrace have sent me out the right ones for the car , (they have paypal made life so much easier click n buy :p)
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