Help Needed, Shaking Car.....

[stuart1298 6]

i have had a problem since i bought the car, i have done a few things and its got better

 

from the start when i got to 50mph the whole car seems to be shaking, and you cant drive through it,

 

i changed the wishbones as the joint were screwed, no difference....

 

chnaged o/s drive shaft, it seemed to be very nochy, this slightly improved the problem, it didnt start still 60mph

 

changed n/s drive saft, shaft seemed ok, has once again slightly improved, now starts at 70mph

 

tracking and wheel balancing has also been done,

 

getting really fed up with it now, i am starting to wonder if the drive shafts may have knocked out the wheel bearings, which i belive i may need to have pressed put and in, so this will need to go to a mechanic to be done..

 

cheers for any help, Stu

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Hi Mate, could it be an egged tyre? Has the car been stood up for a long time as this can cause flat spots on the tyres? Have you tried swapping the front wheels with the rears?

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

As above, I went through a similar routine on my old STDT when I bought it & it had a vibration at a certain speed.

 

Swapped driveshafts & wishbones (at least one did have a knackered bush) but it turned out to be a rear tyre had an egg that finally came to light when I got a flat tyre.

 

Swapped the wheel & all was fixed.

 

Graham.

[stuart1298 6]

I had the balancing done on the fronts, the wheels had been sitting for at least a year as i got them with my old 306, my missus has a 207 company car, i might borrow the wheels off of that tonight as a way of testing,

 

cheers and i'll keep you updated

[Silky 33 1 Cars]

I had a very similar problem in my wife's old HDI, I changed the driveshafts and the wheel bearings and the problem went away.

 

I would suggest changing the wheel bearings, just whip the hubs off one evening and get the new bearings and hubs down to a local friendly garage the following morning for them to be pressed in/out. My mate does mine in Basildon, but am sure you'll find someone more local. Probably cost £5/10 per side

 

Michael

[kyepan 291]

can you feel it through the wheel and gearstick, or just the gearstick? which is stronger?

[stuart1298 6]

its the enitire car shaking,

[MrG 3]

I reckon its tyres, similar issue on our old BMW, changed the (what looked like reasonable) tyres and job done.

[stuart1298 6]

Gonna pinch my other halfs wheels tonight, n give that a go. fingers crossed

[TT205 42]

Tyres +1

[timb1046 1]

im also one for a tyre (or more than one) causing the problem. let us know how it goes once you've swapping the wheels

[stuart1298 6]

right put the front wheels from her car on to mine, made a slight difference, but the rear ones wouldnt go on, as hers a a bigger profile, so put all my wheels on her car, took it for a spin, and her car was shaking, so new tyres it is, cheers for the help guys,

 

so i'm gonna sell the gti6 wheels, with screw tyres, and my odd 3 1.6 wheels, and hopefully cover the cost of a set of 1.9 wheels,

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

IMO its more likely to be a rear tyre, was on my car anyway but check the sidewalls etc for bulges & damage.

 

Graham.

[stuart1298 6]

bought a set of 1.9 wheels with s*it hot tires, problem solved!!

 

but now found i have warped discs, but there crap any way, got an excuse for bigger brakes!!!