vibration

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:39 pm

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

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:01 pm

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.

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:03 pm

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..........

GT4Dave · Post by **GT4Dave** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:05 pm

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

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:02 am

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.

Rolygtst · Post by **Rolygtst** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:07 pm

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

ScoobyandScrappy · Post by **ScoobyandScrappy** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:41 pm

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

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:56 pm

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

GT4Dave · Post by **GT4Dave** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:09 pm

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 :? :?

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:10 pm

because he refurbed the wheels and took them off