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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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Can anyone help.
When i arrive at 60 mph and upward my steering wheel begins to shake along with my dash like its seen a ghost or something in my s2
Ive replaced a worn track rod end and track control arm and had the front wheels balance.I thought this would be it but no cigar.
Could it be the tracking. Thanks
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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Get wheels balanced and MAKE SURE the rubber monkey does the rears as well/most will tell you you they don't need doing,if they persist with this line run away as fast as you can and find someone that does appreciate rotating dynamics. Good Luck
P.S. it could of course be that you have egg shapped tyres/have you locked wheels up at high speed...
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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i had this problem last yr,it was doin my head in, did every thing in the book , even changed the steering colume bushes. turned out to be nearside rear wheel bearing was loose, i never wud have thort a problem at the back wheel wud shake the front end like that!!!
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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Try putting back wheels on front to see if it helps, if its no difference its not the wheels. Then look at front discs, driveshafts, bearings, and anything else that rotates in that area.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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i have this problem on mine and its the wheels they are all buckled on the inner edge and they are the origional rst rims
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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Had this on mine and it turned out to be shagged discs. I was puzzled but changing them cured the problem
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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Thanks for all the replys i changed a brake caliper the other week because it was ceased and locking up the disc on the front passenger so it could be the disc is warped.
Ill get out there next week when its hopfully warmer and investigate.nice one peeps
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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does it have mulitifit wheels on it mate..

as mine did this but because it had multifit wheels on,, the wheel centre are bigger than the actual hub, so they need to be bang in the middle,..
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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As said discs can defo do this.
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