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Just picked up a vitara for the missus to stop having the dog in my car. On the way home I noticed that between 50-60mph I get vibration through the wheels and then it goes away. Now being sought of car mechanically minded I thought possibly wheel bearings were at fault. So I jacked the car up 1 wheel at a time and gave them a shake at the 12 oclock and quarter to three position and no movement was felt. That rules out the bearings then. Now I`m thinking either the wheels aren`t balanced properly or the driveshafts are fubarred! can anyone sugest a way of proving the driveshaft without taking it all to bits? Cheers

At 50-60mph and then goes away.................. :?:

Maybe your conscience is catching up with you for buying a Vitara :lol:

Sorry no help I'm afraid.

I know your not mechanically minded Stu but sure someone else knows a bit about drive shafts. I flew down to Birmingham from Scotland to pick it up so don`t rub it in..........

I would get your tyres checked over and balanced first.... might be just a balance weight missing or a tyre on its way

Could be...

If its running wide rims it could be busshes, although Id expect this to just get worse with speed.

Balancing is No1 suspect I reckon, or possibly tracking if the previous owner thought chunky car=no respect for kerbs etc.

Hope that helps.

J.

Could be the tracking or a flat spot where the other owner had to brake a bit hard.My van done the same,put some new tyres on.Problem solved i hope that helps

if its 50-60mph then it's wheel balance,does the steering wheel wooble?

found problem,Thanks for the advice. seller admitted he took all the wheel weights off.

Glad you sorted it out okay,,, but why would he want to take the wheel weights off for,,, dont he know they serve a perpose :? :?

because he refurbed the wheels and took them off