steering wheel shaking like fuck at 50 mph +

1. sssaaaxxxooo Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Posts: 105 Silver mk2 vts

   #1 29th July 2010, 22:22

   I know saxos arent exactly as smooth as eurofighter typhoon at speed, but this is getting ridiculous... Whats the problem you reckon ? mk2 vts.
2. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

   #2 29th July 2010, 22:25

   the most obvious ones would be wheel alignment and balancing majorly off
3. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #3 29th July 2010, 22:35

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by johnr32 the most obvious ones would be wheel alignment and balancing majorly off

   ^^ this, check how the tread is on the tryes, wear on one side etc.
4. sssaaaxxxooo Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Posts: 105 Silver mk2 vts

   #4 29th July 2010, 22:38

   just got front left replaced cos had a nail in it, couldnt afford front right but tread is pretty worn... gonna be that innit
5. user_32464 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Trackside Posts: 2624 1.1 saxo died :( now on the look for another

   #5 29th July 2010, 22:43

   check tracking aswell
6. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #6 29th July 2010, 22:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by sssaaaxxxooo just got front left replaced cos had a nail in it, couldnt afford front right but tread is pretty worn... gonna be that innit

   It's best to have both wheels done at the same time, but this won't cause the shaking, as said, check tracking
7. readie Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 leeds Posts: 2430 05' Clio 182

   #7 29th July 2010, 23:02

   i would say wheel balancing! to be honest! and def if you have just replaced a tyre maybe they havent balanced it correctly
8. sssaaaxxxooo Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Posts: 105 Silver mk2 vts

   #8 29th July 2010, 23:03

   tracking was done about 4 months ago in last service... guess ill have to get it looked at again. More money spent on the damn thing.
9. user_31637 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Isle of Man Posts: 9844 92 Eunos

   #9 29th July 2010, 23:06

   wheel balancing is off IMO...same as mine but mine is only at about 80 when its noticable.....
10. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #10 30th July 2010, 09:48

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sssaaaxxxooo just got front left replaced cos had a nail in it, couldnt afford front right but tread is pretty worn... gonna be that innit

    so that is unbalanced misaligned wheels with different threads. It should be shaking like f
11. Lewiswhitlock Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 southampton Posts: 591 1.4 8v 52 plate icelandic grey furio

    #11 30th July 2010, 10:14

    tracking and balancing, mine had it a little bit back (:
12. couttsyboy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 667 Silver Mk1 VTR 16v S1 Rallye 8v

    #12 30th July 2010, 15:32

    Tracking ! ! ! !
13. user_43898 Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno

    #13 1st August 2010, 09:19

    i had this on mine before, and i got both front wheels balanced and nows its smooth as
14. nappert Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Dundee Posts: 586 VTR also used to have Saxo 1.1i and Datsun cherr

    #14 1st August 2010, 09:36

    have you taken the wheel off then put it on again,making sure there's no crap on the hub etc.eliminate the simple stuff 1st
15. user_42401 Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Cupar Fife Posts: 1712 1600 16v VTS 1600 8v VTR 1400 16v Clio Sport

    #15 1st August 2010, 15:26

    take it its just the steeringwheel and not the whole car?
    my clio did it over the whole car at 50mph then stoped at like 60 lol
    it was the spacer washers at the top of the front struts were nakerd :L
16. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #16 1st August 2010, 15:52

    mine used to do this. couldn't balance them, never got rid of it. tracked and everything
    
    
    turned out i'd used a fucked compressor and it let water into the tyre!
17. user_42401 Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Cupar Fife Posts: 1712 1600 16v VTS 1600 8v VTR 1400 16v Clio Sport

    #17 1st August 2010, 20:19

    ^^^^ lol
18. user_43898 Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno

    #18 1st August 2010, 21:32

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by chinkostu mine used to do this. couldn't balance them, never got rid of it. tracked and everything turned out i'd used a fucked compressor and it let water into the tyre!

    lol epic
19. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #19 1st August 2010, 23:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by SnakeVTR lol epic

    got them changed and was like 'whats with the mist?' then the guy poured a huge puddle out of the bottom
    
    i went red
20. user_42881 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 North Shields Posts: 779

    #20 2nd August 2010, 00:40

    check your cv joints and the wheel bearings too, my golfs cv's started to go and it did the same thing.
21. user_22749 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 N.Wales Posts: 7746 e46 M Sport

    #21 2nd August 2010, 10:22

    Get your wheels balanced.
    
    Mine did it, was all fixed after balancing
22. CbVtR Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 437 Saxo VTR / Saxo VTS turbo

    #22 3rd August 2010, 18:56

    Ive got his same problem, i changed loads of bits to cure it, a driveshaft, all 3 three engine mounts, wishbones, droplinks, and got the wheels balanced im starting to think it might be the top mounts as I have a knock every now and then,
    Just a thought have you ever thought you might have a buckled alloy? jack it up and give it a spin to try and see anything obvious,,, just a thought
23. user_44693 Newbie Joined: Jun 2010 Merthyr Tydfil Posts: 27 X Reg Saxo VTR

    #23 3rd August 2010, 19:55

    I'm no expert but when I put my mates punto into a very large curb his steering collum causing the steering to shake badly at 30mph >.<