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May 17, 2012 12:22:22 GMT
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Well, not that good.
My car has, all of a sudden, started to vibrate, a lot, at around 30. It gets worse as road speed increases, but engine speed has no effect. It comes through the steering wheel a lot. The gaiters round the cv joints look ok, and I've swapped the wheels round with the spare which made no difference at all.
It's a diesel Citroen ZX.
Any ideas on what could be the problem?
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" East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' "
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May 17, 2012 12:50:55 GMT
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could have wheel balance problems, if one wheel isnt balanced it can vibrate alot
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May 17, 2012 18:18:08 GMT
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I thought it might be a wheel out of balance, but put the spare on the side I thought it was, no difference at all. Swapped the one I'd taken off for the other side, still no difference.
I'm convinced it's a problem at the front, given how much the steering wheel is shaking.
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" East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' "
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May 17, 2012 18:52:19 GMT
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play in a track rod end can cause these symptoms (as can bottom ball joint, but TRE is more common) - Jack the front wheels up and check for play. side to side for tre and up/down (or lever under the tyre) for BBJ
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May 19, 2012 11:53:26 GMT
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play in a track rod end can cause these symptoms (as can bottom ball joint, but TRE is more common) - Jack the front wheels up and check for play. side to side for tre and up/down (or lever under the tyre) for BBJ Well, it wasn't the TREs. Changed both of them (wasn't a waste of time, one of them was completely shot), and the vibration is still there. I didn't think there was much movement top to bottom, but I'll try again. |
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May 19, 2012 20:55:43 GMT
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Bent drive shaft??
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May 19, 2012 22:07:07 GMT
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Does it invcease with speed ? if it does check wheels and tyers  |
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May 22, 2012 11:06:38 GMT
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Are these rack and peanut or steering box? Our old 110 used to do it when the steering box was loose.
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May 22, 2012 11:31:38 GMT
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could be the wheel bearing is shot?
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May 22, 2012 15:57:46 GMT
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Does it invcease with speed ? if it does check wheels and tyers First thing I did was swap the wheels around, I think I'll have another go just in case I swapped the dodgy one back on. could be the wheel bearing is shot? Yes, it increases with road speed. I've changed both TREs and both ball joints, and it's better-it only becomes unbearable at 60 now, rather than 45  How do I check the wheel bearings? Jack it up and spin the wheels? |
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May 24, 2012 12:42:27 GMT
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Does it occur with the power on the car or not?
If it does it with the power on I would say you have a knackered inner CV joint.
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How do I check the wheel bearings? Jack it up and spin the wheels? 