mkoch Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 At highway speeds, there is a vibration, feels like it's from the front, steering wheel cycles left-right about 5 times a second. I just had new tires put on. What besides tire imbalance can cause symptoms similar to tire imbalance? mkoch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasse Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Possible a tire is bad. Tread separation or defect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Also, make sure the toe in is in spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 A dead driveshaft can have some bad steering wheel wobble to it. I had one that would lock at one point in the rotation cycle, it was enough to vibrate the steering wheel, even at a crawl! New driveshaft sorted it for me. Cheers Bennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 9 hours ago, mkoch said: I just had new tires put on You may have just lost a balance weight. I'd go back and have them double check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88SubGL Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Did the vibration start before or after you installed new tires? If after then it’s the tires. If before then possibly something in the front suspension, tie rod ends, ball joints, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiGL Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 5:07 PM, el_freddo said: A dead driveshaft can have some bad steering wheel wobble to it. I had one that would lock at one point in the rotation cycle, it was enough to vibrate the steering wheel, even at a crawl! New driveshaft sorted it for me. Cheers Bennie Interesting, after new wheels, tyres, front suspension bushes and joints I'm still chasing a shake in my wagon. One of the outer CVs was rebooted. Wonder if the joint is actually bad. I have a spare brand new aftermarket axle so might try swapping it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Would be worth a crack. I once had two dead driveshafts on the front of my L series. On the freeway they would cancel each other out, then have a small vibration then they’d join forces anencephaly create a large vibration until a curve in the road put them out of phase again. Very annoying! New shafts sorted that one as well. But the brumby driveshaft the would lock actually moved the steering wheel, no matter how hard you tried holding it (even with power steering!). That is why I put drive shaft on the cards with this issue. But as 88SubGL said - if it happened after new tyres, it’s probably the tyres! Cheers Bennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoch Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 1:43 PM, 88SubGL said: Did the vibration start before or after you installed new tires? If after then it’s the tires. If before then possibly something in the front suspension, tie rod ends, ball joints, etc. I don't know! I installed the tires 1st thing upon buying the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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