DaveK 0 Posted January 22, 2006 First of all i thought i would try asking u guys instead of takin to a garage....ive decided most mechanics will say anything to make money Recently ive been having the occasional problem of the steering all of a sudden vibrating extremely( the kind of thing u get when the balancing is off) It shakes to such an extrent i struggle to keep ahold of the wheel! however it only happens while im accelerating. I was driving upto edin just now and decided to giv the engine a "good run" upto 90. When i slowed back down to 60 it was fine but once i started accellerating again it was shaking badly. this only seems to happen every now and again, like evey 200-300 miles i stopped the car and when i pulled away it was fine :S is this maybe the drive shafts or something? its got me stumped thanks folks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j_turnell 136 3 Cars Posted January 22, 2006 Is there any knocking nosies along with that or just purely the shaking? Have you tried getting your wheels re-balanced? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveK 0 Posted January 22, 2006 yea there was some knocking, i dont think that its the balancing, the shakin was far too aggressive for that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony 1,002 Posted January 22, 2006 Shaking under acceration I'd usually say was driveshafts, but no sure why it only does it occasionally? The shaking you get from a failed CV joint is very severe and will cause the whole car to shake, much more so than an out of balance wheel. Probably the best thing is to jack the car up and have a poke around and see what you can find. Check for play in the CV joints, check for play in the wheel bearings, and check for play in the suspension joints. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveK 0 Posted January 23, 2006 cheers for teh help dude, al do that at the weekend when i get time! if im still stuck ill know where to come Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
