Vibration at 80mph?

[Nobafett]

Anybody any ideas what could be the cause of a vibration through the steering wheel at 80mph.

I know it's definitely not the brakes, tyres or wheels, so getting a little stuck now? It's very annoying.

On the plus side, did a round trip from Exeter to London. 320 miles in all and managed 42mpg. Still got 190 miles showing as the remaining range!

Very impressive for a 2.0 petrol. The tsi really is a great engine.

[Berniebloke]

How have you ruled out the tyres and wheels ?

Symptoms sound like either tyre pressures, wheel balancing or possibly alignment. Have you had all these checked ?

[gregoir]

I'd go elsewhere and have the wheel balance checked again. It's the most likely source of vibration. Definitely also check the tyre pressures as above.

[Auric Goldfinger]

If you have steering wheel vibration at 80 drive through it and if it returns at 160 mph it's your wheel balance.

 

 

The End

 

PS:- if you get to 240 it should return

[Nobafett]

Wheel balances checked, new tyres and brakes/pads all round. Pressures are spot on too!

[B18ERM]

I have the same problem however I know why.

I went to Demon tweeks and had some new alloys fitted that I ordered through them, however the supplier sent the wrong fitting kit so the wheels are fitted but with the wrong kit and thats why mine vibrates at the minute..

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[neomancer]

just for sanity checking... wheel nut torques? 

 

also. hello! will have to keep an eye out

[Metblackrat]

I have the same at 75mph! It seems worse under slight acceleration at that speed.

Had 4 new tyres fitted and it's still there. A bit list too. I'm thinking an out of balance brake disc.

[Dallan]

i had this before with newly balanced wheels after fitting new tyres, got them checked by the supplier they said they were ok,

so went to another place to get the balance checked it was slightly out, new weights added, no more vibration

[rover220]

Worst case is inner cv joint. Just had to do the pair on mums passsat due to similar vibration.

[Glynn]

Silly question but are the new tyres decent?

A mate had this problem and it turned out the crappy budget tyres he had bought were formed like a banana!!

[Nobafett]

Yep, Goodyear AS2 all round. New R32 discs and pads all round. Wheels all checked and balanced and nuts torqued correctly.

[Blanchie]

Have you tried swapping front back to see if the vibration/noise follows? Also worth checking to see if the hubs and spigots are clean so you get a good fit

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[BilboBaggins]

Hoping this has been discovered either on a private road, or on a track day, as the last time I checked the speed limit on motorway and dual carriageway was 70, and other main roads it was 60

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[rover220]

Hoping this has been discovered either on a private road, or on a track day, as the last time I checked the speed limit on motorway and dual carriageway was 70, and other main roads it was 60

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Ok grandad.

[neomancer]

Nip into Protyre in Marsh Barton for a 4 wheel alignment check? (only hunter alignment i know near here)

[Nobafett]

Cool, thanks, might have to give that ago. 

[neomancer]

Worth swapping the wheels around though, its £50 for 4 wheel alignment :(

[Nobafett]

Sorry, forgot to say, recently had new tyres which always go on the rear, put the old rears on the front and it's exactly the same. Very subtle, but you can feel it.

[Cactusjack]

Wishbone bushes

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[Metblackrat]

I've fitted Conti sport contact 5's all round. Wheel alignment done at Wheels in Motion recently and the car is 18 months old and only covered 10k so bush wear is out I would have said.

Going to make it the dealers problem as that's what warranties are for.

[gregoir]

Nobafett,

So you only had two new tyres ? Not all new tyres as you may have unintentionally implied. Check carefully for any tyre sidewall damage on the inside and outside especially on the older tyres. And I repeat go to a different place to check the wheel balance. I'm not the only one to have found things can go wrong in the hands of an inexperienced fitter.

[Nobafett]

Two new tyres and two recent ones. New ones on the back and recent ones moved to the front. All checked and balanced. Vibration identical to before.

[Berniebloke]

Did you ever get to the bottom of this and sorted ?

If yes what was the problem/cure please ?

[rlp]

Some tyre depots can balance your wheels individually on the car, this will eradicate any thing out of balance including hubs etc. ( it's the old fashion way of doing things)