nathos Member 26 Member For: 14y 2m 14d Posted 17/04/12 04:13 PM Share Posted 17/04/12 04:13 PM Hey guys,Have a bf mk2 xrt autoGot 4x new tyres and alignment and balance 2 days agoAfter 80km the steering wheel shakes and gets worse with more speedApplying the brakes slightly makes the shaking much worse.I initially though brake discs , and then realized it shakes even not on the brakesWhere should I look first? I'm taking the car back tommorow to rebalance at the tyre shop. What do you think it could be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 14y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 17/04/12 07:45 PM Share Posted 17/04/12 07:45 PM Shoite wheel balance or loose front wheel nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis Member 231 Member For: 13y 11m 30d Gender: Male Posted 17/04/12 07:56 PM Share Posted 17/04/12 07:56 PM Warped discs get them machined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 14y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 17/04/12 08:09 PM Share Posted 17/04/12 08:09 PM Got 4x new tyres and alignment and balance 2 days agoAfter 80km the steering wheel shakes and gets worse with more speedI initially though brake discs , and then realized it shakes even not on the brakesstill think it's discs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossnall Bronze Donating Members 72 Member For: 12y 17d Gender: Male Location: Bundaberg, QLD Posted 17/04/12 08:35 PM Share Posted 17/04/12 08:35 PM Check your wheel nuts before you drive anywhere!It's amazing how many times they forget to retighten them.If all good, let them fix it, it wasn't like that before the new tyres obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 12y 8m 24d Gender: Male Posted 17/04/12 08:43 PM Share Posted 17/04/12 08:43 PM Go for a drive, get the fault to happen, then jack the front of the car up and see if te front wheels move freely if not take the brake switches out and recheck, if that fixes it reset the switches if not pull the brake pedal up and check to see if they move freely if so your booster is holding the brakes on, need new booster and also disc machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berzerker Donating Members 767 Member For: 16y 3m 30d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/04/12 03:10 AM Share Posted 18/04/12 03:10 AM Could even be wheel bearings.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathos Member 26 Member For: 14y 2m 14d Posted 18/04/12 12:53 PM Author Share Posted 18/04/12 12:53 PM took the car to workshop and the front wheels were buckled with one of them having a welded up crack in it.put back wheels on the front... the shaking is probably 50% now but is still there! taking it to the mechanic tommorow hopefully will find out what this annoying problem is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Moras Member 30 Member For: 12y 10m 1d Gender: Male Posted 18/04/12 12:57 PM Share Posted 18/04/12 12:57 PM I had this same problem, it turned out to be faulty tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 14y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 19/04/12 09:14 AM Share Posted 19/04/12 09:14 AM how the hell did the tyre shop not notice the wheels?Why/how was it running ok before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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