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Title: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 October 2015, 12:18:22: I have a slight steering wheel tremor at about 70-75 MPH which is annoying.

Nothing above or below this speed.

Wheel balance?.......or something else?
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: STEMO on 20 October 2015, 12:22:31: ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Broomies Mate on 20 October 2015, 12:42:01: Does sound like wheel balancing issues, but that usually manifests itself around the 50-55mph mark.

Worth swapping front wheels to back and see if anything changes? :-\
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 October 2015, 12:48:29: The speed it occurs at is very dependent on wheel size and the suspension, I know when mine have been out of balance it is usually around the 75-80mph mark
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Andy B on 20 October 2015, 12:50:48: Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 20 October 2015, 12:48:29
....s usually around the 75-80mph mark

So have obviously never felt the effects when on the public highway ::) ::)
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: KSR on 20 October 2015, 12:53:16: Sounds like wheel balancing or possible issue with a tyre.
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: STEMO on 20 October 2015, 13:09:40: So......wobbly steering wheel equals get you wheels balanced. Well I never! ;D
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 October 2015, 13:55:22: Quote from: STEMO on 20 October 2015, 13:09:40
So......wobbly steering wheel equals get you wheels balanced. Well I never! ;D

Shouldn't you be annoying the good people on the Astra forum........ ;) :P :P
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: KSR on 20 October 2015, 14:21:53: Quote from: Doctor Opti on 20 October 2015, 13:55:22
Quote from: STEMO on 20 October 2015, 13:09:40
So......wobbly steering wheel equals get you wheels balanced. Well I never! ;D

Shouldn't you be annoying the good people on the Ash tray forum........ ;) :P :P

::) ??? :o
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: EMD on 20 October 2015, 15:29:34: Quote from: STEMO on 20 October 2015, 13:09:40
So......wobbly steering wheel equals get you wheels balanced. Well I never! ;D

Or an egg shaped alloy :-\
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: amba on 20 October 2015, 15:33:33: As others have said that seems to point to wheel balance.

Worth swopping backs to front first and having a good look at the tyre for any deformation...if swopping solves the problem or you start feeling a slight shaking ,normally felt in the seat area my money is on balance issue .

Assume you have checked the tyre pressures :y
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 20 October 2015, 16:27:03: Could be a track rod where they screw into the end of the rack...

Any other signs? Odd feathering on the tyre edges? Anything in the Mot history?
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: amazonian on 20 October 2015, 21:02:27: I have a slight steering wheel tremor at about 70-75 MPH which is annoying.

Does it happen when the sister in law is NOT in the car ?

:D :)
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 22 October 2015, 18:58:38: Quote from: amazonian on 20 October 2015, 21:02:27

I have a slight steering wheel tremor at about 70-75 MPH which is annoying.

Does it happen when the sister in law is NOT in the car ?

:D :)

I couldn't possibly comment. :)
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 22 October 2015, 19:00:17: Anyway........the wobble has now disappeared.

20g out on the drivers side and 30g out on the passenger side. So I'm told. :y
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 22 October 2015, 19:11:32: Quote from: Doctor Opti on 22 October 2015, 19:00:17
Anyway........the wobble has now disappeared.

20g out on the drivers side and 30g out on the passenger side. So I'm told. :y
Job jobbed then :y
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 22 October 2015, 19:19:57: Quote from: Harris K Telemacher on 22 October 2015, 19:11:32
Quote from: Doctor Opti on 22 October 2015, 19:00:17
Anyway........the wobble has now disappeared.

20g out on the drivers side and 30g out on the passenger side. So I'm told. :y
Job jobbed then :y

It appears the Quick Fit mobile fitter fooked it up in the first instance. Then Quick Fit Leominster put it right.
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Webby the Bear on 22 October 2015, 19:24:50: I cant comment on Kwiksh*t's competence. But I can say that mobile tyre fitters have quality gear crammed in a relatively small van.

Had a nose around a local mobile fitter's van and the tyre machine on board has one of those huge arms that presses the tyre in to the well on the left side (aswell as the fitter levering down on the right)....we don't even have that in our shop! :-[
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 October 2015, 12:20:10: Quote from: Doctor Opti on 22 October 2015, 19:19:57
It appears the Quick Fit mobile fitter fooked it up in the first instance. Then Quick Fit Leominster put it right.

Now, which of those statements do I find the most surprising? ::)
Title: Re: Steering wheel tremor.
Post by: Rods2 on 25 October 2015, 13:57:20: Quote from: Andy B on 20 October 2015, 12:50:48
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 20 October 2015, 12:48:29
....s usually around the 75-80mph mark

So have obviously never felt the effects when on the public highway ::) ::)

I expect it was on a French motorway. :P