Colourfyre Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Hi, Ive now got a wobble in the steering when i hit around 100km/h. Everythings fine around 80-90km/h but at 100 its pretty bad. Would this be a wheel alignment issue? Any help would be awesome Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwever Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Does it come in only at 100km/h and above, and gets worse the faster u go? I has the same problem for a long time and keep thinking it is wheel balancing, uneven worn tyres or alignment.... I did everything but the problem was only marginally rectified. In the end it got so bad that even at 70km/h it starts to wobble and I finally sent the car to the mechanic and the problem is - worn off drive shaft, apparently one of the "teeth" broke, causing the wobble at high speed. Get it check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hassa Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Does it come in only at 100km/h and above, and gets worse the faster u go? I has the same problem for a long time and keep thinking it is wheel balancing, uneven worn tyres or alignment.... I did everything but the problem was only marginally rectified. In the end it got so bad that even at 70km/h it starts to wobble and I finally sent the car to the mechanic and the problem is - worn off drive shaft, apparently one of the "teeth" broke, causing the wobble at high speed. Get it check. ^+1....hopefully it won't be as bad as that - could be a simple as a loose lug or wheel that needs balancing. It could also very likely be a bent wheel - does it seem to be coming from a particular corner/side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Wheel bearings can also give that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colourfyre Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 It gets better beyond and below 100km/h, and no it doesnt seem to be coming from any particular place just generally through the steering wheel and it an be felt through the entire car. I looked over the car but couldnt see anything out of the ordinary. just wondered about the wheel alignment because it did go a little off road before this happened. If you drive along at 80 you wouldnt even know there was a problem... Thank you for your help so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Tank Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I had the same thing. For me it was three bent rims. Got a pretty new set of 17s and problem solved. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Another simple thing to check - do a rebalancing of the tires. Sometimes a weight comes off and that can result in problems like that. Especially if you do offroading you may have bumped into something that pried a weight off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colourfyre Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 ah, i was looking today and noticed some huge clumps of dry mud behind the rotors. (Got stuck in a huge pile of mud yesterday) Washed them cleanish and the problem has virtually disappeared. I think the weights have gone so I will take the car in to be ballanced and aligned and hopefully the problem should be totally fixed. Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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