b14dave

has anyone had or know of what causes my steering wheel to shake when applying the brakes
had new discs tryes and wheel balancing done could it be a warped hub

s1cab

iTrader: (1)

suppose it could be. what car is it on?

s1cab

iTrader: (1)

a wheel could be slightly buckled ?

b14dave

its a 2wd sapphire

JPA

if the work youve had done is al ok and no faulty parts , then prob need tca bushes changed mate

john

b14dave

tcas been replaced their original ford cant get my head round it

only when you brake you get a shake, not a voilent shake just like a wobble on the wheel

tabetha

Check for sticky caliper pistons.
tabetha

zetecdan

i had something similar on my mondeo. After replacing the front discs it was no better, a mate said its the rears so i reluctantly replaced them and hey presto no more juddering.

moesin2005

i had this on my series 1 swapped discs etc no better then found out one of the front shocks was knackered swoped that and it was ok

cossie legend

Clamp off each flexible hose at a time and take her for a run. At least you will find out which side it is.

Riggie

i can probably answer this right here and now..... and its an easy fix.

theres a bush on your steering column were it goes through the bulkhead. i bet you any money that if you knock this back flush to the bulkhead that it will sort the problem. this happened to me on my 4wd saph when i fitted a new steering column. i had my brakes, wheels, bottom arms etc checked and couldnt find the problem. i asked the ford mastertech at work and it was sorted it 10mins.

you can atleast try it and eliminate it...

good luck mate.

Riggie.

b14dave

ok ill have a look,
its mainly about 50mph any faster or slower and it no their

Saaamon

iTrader: (2)

Check all the bushes with the wheels on the ground and jacked up, had the same problem on my car and at the same speed aswell.. Found out it was tca bushs and bottom ball joints.

james kiely

iTrader: (5)

my saff does the exact same ,i had a look and the bottom bush on the steering column looks knackered, yet it only does it sometimes.sometimes there is a loud clunk when on full lock,would the bottom bush cause this[will check the bulkhead tommorow]

Riggie

yeah, mine does that 'clonking' noise, it only vibrates on braking at approx 50mph, and at times it can feel quite violent.

the thing to do is tap the bush back into the bulkhead, and with a centre punch, punch a hole into the shaft just after the bush. this is suppose to stop the bush falling back down. who knows you might even be able to put a 'jubali clip' (spelling!) on the shaft to hold the bush in. just a possibility.

Riggie