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The continuing saga

by Robs-se » Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:59 am

of my bloody car.

Having replaced the knackered wishbone my vibration on breaking has almost gone but now i get vibration
between 60mph and 90mph so my thinking now is that the tracking is now out.
End of last year i had 2 new tyres and tracking done after replacing both complete tie rods. Once tracking
was done it ran very smoothly although the steering wheel was just slightly off to the left.
Now having replaced the wishbone the steering is bang on centre but with the vibration between 60 and 90.
Before i put a match to the damned car am i right in assuming getting the tracking done again will cure the
problem or am i barking up the wrong try or just barking.
Car is becoming more of a pain these days so need convincing i should keep it.
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Re: The continuing saga

by Fraz » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:50 am

the problem could now be the tyres, if the tracking was out then the tyres will have worn to suit the incorrect alignment, even getting the tracking done the tyres will always wear on the incorrect alignment

would try swapping the front to rear ...after getting the tracking checked
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Re: The continuing saga

by Robs-se » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:43 pm

Give me something to do on my days off next week
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Re: The continuing saga

by Robs-se » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:10 pm

Had the wheels balanced just before i changed the wishbone as a weight had been thrown from drivers side. Vibration seems more through the steering wheel than the seat
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