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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:30 am
by djtreble
One other thing to check is for brake disk warping
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:36 am
by rat
cars brakes fine, but will ckeck the disks also
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:48 am
by P3g4sus
I have the same issue, but under braking it becomes realy bad!
But i presume its the disks
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:49 am
by djtreble
That's deffinately disks mate
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:50 am
by P3g4sus
yep, thought so!
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:42 pm
by nirvash
P3g4sus wrote:I have the same issue, but under braking it becomes realy bad!
But i presume its the disks
ya, sounds like warped disks, drove my dads bmw with warped disks and the steering would wouble quite abit under braking
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:43 pm
by P3g4sus
would be quite nice for a bachelor i suppose!
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:34 am
by aep886
wheel bearing...
front disk...
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:50 am
by Guy
Definitely check tie rod and rack ends. Any play here will cause the symptoms you described.
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:27 pm
by THEO 3K - ZN
Did you fix the problem Ratty?
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:09 pm
by rat
Jacked the car up and when i spin the wheels they are round. No movement when i move the wheels so assume bearing are fine. Disks are fine.
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:16 pm
by poizen
i think its your spare wheel you need to pump up the tyre and tighten the wheel nut then should be good
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:29 pm
by Enzio
Might sound stupid but have you considered driveline vibration? Are you sure it's only the front wheels ie. steering?
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:36 pm
by rat
Enzio wrote:Might sound stupid but have you considered driveline vibration? Are you sure it's only the front wheels ie. steering?
Yes from the steering wheel, if you let it go you can see it moving
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:39 pm
by suske
have you always had this problem or is it new?
i would suggest your disk's are badly warpt but first get the car to wheel alignment and get them to have a look at caster and thrust angle
my second thought is try and run through all the suspension and rod bolt/nuts including your steering rack it might simply be a loose nut causing play...
is there any pull to left or right when you let go of the steering wheel?