Steering shake and brake judder

[Cliff J]

My E46 is suffering with steering shake from approx 50mph, to much higher speeds, the faster I go, the worse it gets!
My brakes are also juddering through the steering wheel at all speeds from say 20mph and quite violently at much higher speeds.

I recently had my front control arm bushes (lollipops) replaced as they were knocking and it feels like the issue got worse from that point on.

Could this be a red herring though and actually be a warped disc, damaged tyre, bent alloy? Or do my symptoms not support that?

Any input appreciated.

[GreenV8S]

Cliff J said:

warped disc, damaged tyre, bent alloy?

Far more likely IMO that you have play in one or more joints in the suspension and/or steering.

[E-bmw]

Cliff J said:

My E46 is suffering with steering shake from approx 50mph, to much higher speeds, the faster I go, the worse it gets!
My brakes are also juddering through the steering wheel at all speeds from say 20mph and quite violently at much higher speeds.

I recently had my front control arm bushes (lollipops) replaced as they were knocking and it feels like the issue got worse from that point on.

Any input appreciated.

It sounds very much to me like whoever did the job has possibly left something loose.

Either way, you need to get the car up on axle stands, get a large pry-bar in play & find the culprit before it falls off/breaks completely!

[Harryhowse96]

I reciently hit the curb on my front right wheel. I got everything straightened back up but since then my break disk keeps warping.... I replaced it and then within a month it's juddering like mad! And also when I turn right while going over 60mph my whole car judders?

[E-bmw]

Harryhowse96 said:

I reciently hit the curb on my front right wheel. I got everything straightened back up but since then my break disk keeps warping.... I replaced it and then within a month it's juddering like mad! And also when I turn right while going over 60mph my whole car judders?

The issue you describe sounds like front left not front right.

When turning right there is more weight on the front left wheel so it will have more of an effect on the car "juddering" than the right.

Also, when you had the BRAKE DISC changed did they do just the one? Did they check the caliper? Did they change the pads?