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 Stearing Vibration
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Lunner
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:17 pm

Onlt happens at 80+, comes and goes, tends to come when i turn right, even slightly, ie changing lanes.

Checked wheel bearings and i'm pretty sure they are ok, can't be ballencing as its only tehre sometimes, got a new o/s drive shaft about 6 months ago, but i'm thinking it might be the n/s CV joints?

Anyone else got any ideas
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:58 pm

might be the ns shaft, but it might be balancing, balancing problems only show up at certain speeds, they are not there all the time.
Lunner
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:04 am

Well i can't do anything much about the balancing till ym tyres arrive, so will chec the VC joints for play, cheers Chris.

What i ment was some of the time ic an be doing 80 and get no vibration, turn a slight corner, remaining at the same speed and it comes back, after a while ti wil go again, all remaining at the same speed, whohc doesn't make sense if the wheel is resonating, due to being out of balance
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:08 am

hmm tricky one mate
huwwatkins
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:25 am

I get that when changing lanes on a motorway in the TD, I just assumed one of the CV joints was starting to go.
Lunner
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:46 am

Its very similar to what i had when the other CV joint was going, so this is why i'm wondering if its that again, better not be my fucking new shaft
Lunner
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:22 am

Well just had new tyres fitted, so will see what its like on the way to uni tomorrow
Lunner
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:34 pm

Ok, new tyres and still got the vibrationg, although i've now discovered the o/s caliper is sticking on ever so slightly, i'm thinking this might be causing it, had a bit of a test, kisk in at 80 and is there to well voer 1200, starts getting bad at 100+, so i got scared and slowed down.

Will get a new caliper nexyt week and see what effect that has, will pick up a couple of driveshafts at the same time, although i cold do wihtout having to buy more gearbox oil
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:44 pm

when changing the ns shaft jack the passenger side up as high as you can, shouldn't need more oil then.
Lunner
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Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:27 am

Ah sweet, cool, cheers Chris.

Gonna attempt to unstick my caliper sunday afternoon after work, hopefully this will sort the problem
Lunner
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:28 am

Its a combinatoiion of the brake bindng on slightly which has caused the wheel bearing to go, hence the vibration
Chris H
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:51 am

well now we know!

Make sure the other caliper is free!
Lunner
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:01 am

Yeah other caliper is fine, one of the guide pins had got clogged up and woudln't move, took alot of effort to pull it out, both now cleaned and re-greased
Lunner
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:03 am

Ok people any more ideas?

New tyres fitted
Changed wheel bearing
unstuck front brakes

And its still fucking vibrating.

Checked the drive shafts and ther is slight play in the inner o/s CV joint, but i only got a re-con shaft from GSF about 6 months ago, could this be what is causing it?
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:15 am

have you checked for run out on the disc?
Lunner
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:31 am

Run out?

You mean if the disc is warped?
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:36 am

yes, chances are the hubs not clean or bent.

when I got bens clio the wheelbearign had changed and when they hammered it they squashed a bolt hole thus expandign it out making the disc not sit flat.
Lunner
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:42 am

Ok, will check that, but can't see that it would have just happened like that, it was literally one day fine, then vibrating the next day
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