steering movements

Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:15 pm

hey fellow e30 fans got a 318is coupe having problems and vibrations coming and speed from the wheels i checked the wheels and there seems to be play in the front wheels from side to side

i took the wheels of to check bearings and they seem fine but on both front wheels the whole hub seems to have a bit of play in it ie movings when i rock it some of the bushes look to be a bit worn ie antirollbar bushes have play in them and as far as im aware the track rod ends look fine along with the steering rack

any ideas???

Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:18 pm

Control arm bush?

Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:23 pm

im gonna change all the bushes tomorrow would the control arm bush allow the movement of the whole hub would it???

Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:24 pm

I would of thought so...

Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:00 am

when i had my 318i i had the same problem and when i changed the control arm bush it fixed the problem

Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:45 am

okay gonna do it now hopefully it works ill keep you posted!!

Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:27 pm

okay this is getting expensive just had new tie rods balljoints antirollbar bushes all 4 wheels rebalanced and im still getting serious vibrations and the only thing i can think of is wheel bearings but cant feel any play in them what so ever these vibrations come in at 80 mph +

Ahhhhh!

Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:31 pm

oh i also had it retracked again??

Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:59 pm

Wheel bearings are very hard to see if they are worn you normally here them like a drone. Vibrations are more often ball joints on the control arms and more noticable under braking.

If you are checking the wheel bearings do not jack the car up to test as they will appear fine with no loading unless they are amazingly shagged.

Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:04 pm

is there a way of testing the control arms to see if they are fine?

Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:14 pm

would the centre prop shaft cause a vibration?

Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:24 pm

What about braking, any vibration there? Just wondering if the discs might be warped. Also, how old are the tyres? If they've been on since before you had the car you don't know what sort of abuse they've had & if the casings are damaged.