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Postby deaf_rattle » Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:37 pm

THA SHZ wrote:
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postfach wrote:Could be flat spots on the tires, have you locked up the front wheels at some point?


that would be picked up on wheel balance though

not if the guy balancing the wheels wasnt looking for that :wink:


true, i guess im just used to awesome service! 8)
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Postby allencr » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:03 pm

BZG Wagon wrote:What do you mean by 'wobbles'?


Steering wheel shakes.
Whole car shakes.
Front or rear of the car shakes.
Car drifts from side to side and needs constant steering corrections just to keep it going straight.
If this guy isn't doesn't care to or isn't smart enough to give a better & more accurate description of symptoms, I say forget him, why bother.
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Postby sik_gt_starly » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:03 am

i had similar on my ae101

turned out my inner cv was absolutly buggered, swapped with a second hand one and all sorted.

It would only happen on acceleration
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Postby tsoob » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:36 am

do you have aftermarket wheels?? do you have locating rings with them???
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Postby nile » Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:50 pm

sik_gt_starly wrote:i had similar on my ae101

turned out my inner cv was absolutly buggered, swapped with a second hand one and all sorted.

It would only happen on acceleration


Ahh this will be why my car shudders a bit under acceleration! Thanks!
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Postby THA SHZ » Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:53 pm

nile wrote:
sik_gt_starly wrote:i had similar on my ae101

turned out my inner cv was absolutly buggered, swapped with a second hand one and all sorted.

It would only happen on acceleration


Ahh this will be why my car shudders a bit under acceleration! Thanks!

not always , can also be a rear engine mount if only shuddering under acceleration . 8)
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Postby coolnik12 » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:36 pm

THA SHZ wrote:
deaf_rattle wrote:
postfach wrote:Could be flat spots on the tires, have you locked up the front wheels at some point?


that would be picked up on wheel balance though

not if the guy balancing the wheels wasnt looking for that :wink:


no flat spots, i asked the dude who did the wheel balancing for me. Could it be that i need bushing done?
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Postby RedMist » Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:50 pm

allencr wrote:Car drifts from side to side and needs constant steering corrections just to keep it going straight.


Wheel alignment is the first fault.
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Postby allencr » Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:52 pm

coolnik12 wrote: Could it be that i need bushing done?


Maybe.
Could it be that you could give a better description of symptom/s? Please give the forum a $&#$% clue what 'wobbles' would mean to an average moron! [/b]
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