Steering wheel shake after rotating tyres
Discussion
I swapped my front and rear wheels earlier as I thought would be sensible to get the maximum life out of a set of tyres and encountered an issue.
Previously I was getting a barely perceptible vibration at motorway speeds, nothing too noticeable and only in a very small speed range but since swapping the wheels round this turned into a full on shake at 60-70mph.
So I took the wheels to be balanced and all seemed well but on the way home the vibration came back- it seems to be more intermittent than before I had them balanced but nevertheless it shakes the steering wheel like an old jalopy and if anything it is occurring at lower speeds than before.
The chaps at the tyre place seemed to know their stuff but is it likely I have just been unlucky and they haven't balanced them properly??
The tyres are Conti SP3 non runflats- car is an R53 MCS.
Previously I was getting a barely perceptible vibration at motorway speeds, nothing too noticeable and only in a very small speed range but since swapping the wheels round this turned into a full on shake at 60-70mph.
So I took the wheels to be balanced and all seemed well but on the way home the vibration came back- it seems to be more intermittent than before I had them balanced but nevertheless it shakes the steering wheel like an old jalopy and if anything it is occurring at lower speeds than before.
The chaps at the tyre place seemed to know their stuff but is it likely I have just been unlucky and they haven't balanced them properly??
The tyres are Conti SP3 non runflats- car is an R53 MCS.
There are two areas to check. The mounting face between the hub and the disk. Probably not the problem but just check that the disk is not lose and is fixed ok (normaly just one fixing). The other is the disk to wheel. Check that both the wheel and the disk mounting points are clean and flat.
Defcon5 said:
Have you put the rear wheels on the front?
Rear wheels wear differently to the front, so if the have been on a fair few miles they may be a bit out of shape?
Id get them rebalanced and put back on the original corners.
I agree with Defcon. Rear wheels wear differently to the front, so if the have been on a fair few miles they may be a bit out of shape?
Id get them rebalanced and put back on the original corners.
Just changed all four on my R53 mcs and the Rears were a lot different to the front. The rears wear a lot more on the inside than the fronts so I would guess it is due to the tyres wear and being slightly different shape.
Just changed to normal non run flats and the change is incredible. Love driving the car again. No noise, No rattles, No railway hoping just nice and smooth, quiet ride.
would recommend anyone to get it done!
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