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delboy8000
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Post Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:51 pm

hi huys,ive been getting a bad vibration from 40 upwards,i think its balljoint or track rod maybe,but last nite i noticed if i turn steering slightly to the right,its gone!!noticed it on motorway,hopefully this will narrow it down,any ideas?cheers
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Post Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:37 pm

Wheels balanced ? If you turn slightly the tyre is under more load so balances out.

Tracking ? get it checked

Wheel bearing ? try to pull the wheel off by gripping the top of the tyre and see if you can feel any play.(or jack it up and do it properly)

Does it wander at speed ?
Does it judder when braking ?
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Post Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:15 pm

yes the wheel vibrates when i brake at speed!help appreciated.
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Post Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:26 pm

Have you done any work on the brakes recently ?
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Post Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:26 pm

no mate,not had car long,jacked up front,wheels not binding on,i think its steering of some sort!
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Post Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:44 pm

Binding brakes may only show once the caliper is warm and may be down to the disc being out of true.
Try the wheel bearings to see if they have any play in them, other than that it could be ball joints, the two you mentioned and the one on the steering rack tie bar (inside the gaitor)
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