Steering Wheel Vibrating After 120km/h

[Inferno]

Hey guys, last night i took my wheels of to have the brakes bled, after putting them back on the steering wheel starts to vibrate very badly going past 120km/h, could it be that i haven't tightened them enough or tightened them too much?

any suggestions are helpful.

Cheers

[R DIRTY 3]

Id say you have aftermarket wheels that do not locate to the hub correctly therefore they are not on completely central...that will give a shake over 100kph

[Inferno]

they are the stock 16" wheels

[R DIRTY 3]

Ok...that aint it then.

Get the wheels balanced properly on a machine that locates at the studs, not the centre of the wheel.

While its on the balance machine spinning, look at what the tyre does and how much movement is in it. You may find if its a tyre from the the cheaper end of the market, that it is not 100% round. That will cause it to.

[Inferno]

Ok, i just find it a bit strange that it wasnt doing it till after i took them off and put them back on again.

[R DIRTY 3]

Yeah that would be hard to explain.

Just out of curiousity, when it shakes are you cruising or touching the brake pedal?

[inthisglass]

did you put the wheel on straight?

might be on a slight angle which wont be good for your studs.

[Inferno]

starts to vibrate when you accelerate to 120km and beyond, seems to be pretty stable at speeds under that, I might try taking them off and putting them back on again and see how it goes.

[R DIRTY 3]

Is the vibration throught the steering wheel or the whole car?

Might pay to have a check of the ball joint, steering rack ends and tie rods.

[GWP021]

um max speed on a wa road is 110 so youll never notice it

seriously tho i had a similar problem and spent ages trying to track it down eventually came down to steering bushes

[autoworx]

you may have knocked off one of the balancing weights on the wheel , or as brad said its not centered properly.

get a wheel ballance and alighnment first , its never a bad idea anyway to get one semi reguarly

[Inferno]

yeah, it appears that either one of the front or both front wheels weren't bolted on properly, redid it last night and now its all good again, thanks again guys

[R DIRTY 3]

Good to hear the solution was a quick and easy cheap fix

[sam5709]

yeh problem fixed, no thanks to mr know it all brad innes :laughing-smiley-014:

p.s. hi brad

[inthisglass]

pretty sure i was the one who said it wasnt bolted on properly

[342Four]

my excel vibrates at 120kmh

just have to push past it then its fine

[ZXY]

my excel vibrates at 120kmh

just have to push past it then its fine

i think when it stops making a noise is when you should be worried