Judder
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stillgrinning

Original Poster:

1,091 posts

264 months

Tuesday 15th April 2008
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I have recently had a service, new clutch and new tyres and now I am getting an intermittent judder anywhere between 80 & 90 mph. I am also pretty sure that the judder is at the back somewhere rather than the front. It seems to come and go with no particular pattern but drives as smooth as you like at other speeds.

I first thought I had a buckled wheel but realised I would have known about this before I had new tyres fitted.

Then I thought I might have a wheel balance problem but I watched all the tyres being fitted and balanced and I can't see where they made any errors. I have also checked to see if any of the lead has fallen off.

I am starting to wonder if something is loose somewhere ?

Any clues ?

Whitey

2,508 posts

313 months

Tuesday 15th April 2008
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Wheel balancing (easy to get wrong)
propshaft alignment/loose bolts
exhaust moving

m3coupe

1,126 posts

233 months

Tuesday 15th April 2008
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Is this not a trait when the Geometry needs done?

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

32,000 posts

264 months

Tuesday 15th April 2008
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Have wheel balance checked by a.n.o....tis the cheapest start point

s6boy

1,852 posts

254 months

Wednesday 16th April 2008
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I'd have suggested the new clutch but you feel it's coming from the backscratchchin. If it's intermittent less likely to be balancing if speed is constant. Could be the diff mounting being loose, would have thought this would clunk rather than judder though.

ETA: Just a thought but have all the wheels been tightened? I remember someone having a similar problem a year or so ago just after a service.

Edited by s6boy on Wednesday 16th April 13:19

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

32,000 posts

264 months

Thursday 17th April 2008
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What was it then Stillgrimacing?

stillgrinning

Original Poster:

1,091 posts

264 months

Saturday 19th April 2008
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Shagged engine mounting changed today but still a problem - only now it's moved to around 90 mph rather than 70. Am in Bournemouth all next week so will pop in somewhere and get the wheels balanced again, as someone said, cheapest start point (although Power only charged me £31 for the engine mount and no labour because it was in for a service 2 weeks ago etc.).

Will update next week after teh balancing.

stillgrinning

Original Poster:

1,091 posts

264 months

Thursday 1st May 2008
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new wheels fitted today, nearside rear buckled... everything is now hunky dory...