I've had a wobbly steering wheel at most speeds for ageeess. I thought the MOT would bring up any problems with worn bushes but no luck there. I've had this problem since I had full whiteline suspension and koni shocks fitted, bushes etc... Brakes have been skimmed too but no difference. I've heard of this on a few Rs. Anyone got any suggestions? Would a lower strut brace tighten things up?
Wobbly steering wheel
- Thread starter Sonnygtir
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m8,i have had the same problem for ageeees too :lol: I've had the balancing checked twice, the tracking done twice & a new set of tires! they say my wheels are ok....Next up is a new set of discs as mine are shot anyway. Let me know if you find out the problem & i'll do likewise! Good luck!
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samellio
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when you put your foot on the brakes does it get worse??-if so it's your discs being warped... 
If it stays the same it could be a bent wheel... jack the car up as high as you can so that all 4 wheels can rotate.. (be careful as wheels drop after car is jacked :!: ) put it in gear and let the wheels rotate.. look at each wheel.. if its moving about as its rotating that's your problem
If it stays the same it could be a bent wheel... jack the car up as high as you can so that all 4 wheels can rotate.. (be careful as wheels drop after car is jacked :!: ) put it in gear and let the wheels rotate.. look at each wheel.. if its moving about as its rotating that's your problem
Will do lee. I'm getting pretty sick of it. Its not that bad on the 15mile journey to work but if I go on the motorway sometimes it can annoy me. About 70-80mph it's pretty smooth, under those speeds it gets worse. I know a local guy who said he changed his discs for non-grooved and not drilled. He said this got rid of his problem. My grooves are almost gone now due to being skimmed twice. So I'm stuck really.
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ard1ey
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I had a wobble under braking only a while back with drilled and grooved discs, once they were binned for some plain discs all was smooth again. 8) You could try checking your brake discs for runout with a clock :?:
antgtir
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Im not convinced on the brakes being the problem.
If the wobble is always there then its normally an out of shape tyre somewhere. If the wobble is reduced or you can drive through it at higher speed then normally its just the balancing. If the car seems to crab about the road then i would check bushes and tracking.
If these dont solve the prob, just to investigate the prob further swap your front wheels and tyres to the back and see if that makes a diff. If it doesn't then swap if not rotational tyres from side to side and see if that makes any difference.
Normally in my experience warped brakes would only be noticed when you brake, not whilst your driving as normal.
Worst case scenario id check the chassis to ensure the car wasn't in a little bump before you got it.
How long have you had the car? How long has this problem been around? Did you have this problem before any of the bushes / suspension changes? If not then id associate the problem with one of them.
Ant.
If the wobble is always there then its normally an out of shape tyre somewhere. If the wobble is reduced or you can drive through it at higher speed then normally its just the balancing. If the car seems to crab about the road then i would check bushes and tracking.
If these dont solve the prob, just to investigate the prob further swap your front wheels and tyres to the back and see if that makes a diff. If it doesn't then swap if not rotational tyres from side to side and see if that makes any difference.
Normally in my experience warped brakes would only be noticed when you brake, not whilst your driving as normal.
Worst case scenario id check the chassis to ensure the car wasn't in a little bump before you got it.
How long have you had the car? How long has this problem been around? Did you have this problem before any of the bushes / suspension changes? If not then id associate the problem with one of them.
Ant.
Check your front wheel bearings
I had this problem and it was down to both front bearings being sh*gged. Jack the car up so the front wheels are off the ground then with one hand at the bottom of the wheel and the other at the top try wobbling it and see if theres any play there
But then if you've had it MOT'd recently i'd have thought they would have found any worn bearings :?
I had this problem and it was down to both front bearings being sh*gged. Jack the car up so the front wheels are off the ground then with one hand at the bottom of the wheel and the other at the top try wobbling it and see if theres any play there
But then if you've had it MOT'd recently i'd have thought they would have found any worn bearings :?
antgtir
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Suppose there is always the possibility of it being something to do with a worn steering rack :idea:
I would check anything remotely attached to the steering, its got to be one of the things, its just a matter of working through the cheaper stuff first then look at the expensive stuff if you dont solve it, goodluck.
Ant.
I would check anything remotely attached to the steering, its got to be one of the things, its just a matter of working through the cheaper stuff first then look at the expensive stuff if you dont solve it, goodluck.
Ant.
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Brett G
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Even if it is the disks it certainly isn't because they're grooved etc, don't get plain ones, if any thing get some more grooved ones. If they are standard size brakes you're using you'll regret it :shock:
I had the same problem and it was mostly warped disks but you've had yours skimmed so I would personally look at other things especially if it doesn't get any worse under braking.
Good luck
Brett
I had the same problem and it was mostly warped disks but you've had yours skimmed so I would personally look at other things especially if it doesn't get any worse under braking.
Good luck
Brett
Dooie Pop Pop
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i had the same kind of wobble, felt just like the wheel balance was out despite being checked/balanced . got myself a set of new wheels and it went
OZ-Racing
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I also had this problem ever since some tit walked out in front of me and I had to drop the anchors, ABS kicked-in and the surface was rough and dry. Needless to say, my tyres were peppered with flat-spots that no amount of balancing could compensate for.
Just slapped on a set of s/h wheels and nearly new tyres, job's a good 'un. No more juddering
Just slapped on a set of s/h wheels and nearly new tyres, job's a good 'un. No more juddering