MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: chungster on September 19, 2011, 10:15:09 pm

Title: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: chungster on September 19, 2011, 10:15:09 pm

Any ideas at what would cause this? tends to be in the higher gears...5th is worse than 4th! It's become more noticeable since wheel rotation front to back at weekend.

Wheels need rebalancing? (never been happy with them since tyre change in May tbh)

Engine Mounts? (20k miles...could they be shot??)

Any thing else?

Cheers!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: rich83 on September 19, 2011, 10:24:46 pm

Wheel balancing.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: vRSAlex on September 19, 2011, 10:32:14 pm

Is it around 80mph?  I would say if its happened after swapping wheels around then its balancing like rich says.

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: chungster on September 19, 2011, 10:34:13 pm

yeah around that i'd say...

it was light before hand so left it...but now with rears on fronts (6k miles) it vibrates way too much for my liking!

ok will get it re balanced asap at a place i can trust!

Cheers chaps.

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: rich83 on September 19, 2011, 10:37:09 pm

It was happening on mine lee, booting it between 60-80 caused loads of vibration. Turns out that i had knocked the weights of with a pressure washer.  :grin:

Not sure where you are Lee.. but wheels in motion, chertsey are good.  :happy2:

Hows are car bedsides this? Brakes working ok?  :wink:

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: chungster on September 19, 2011, 10:40:17 pm

I'm loving it since upgrading to the AP's Rich. The gave me soo much more confidence at combe to dunk it inside TTRS's  :driver: :signLOL:

Car is great otherwise. Had brake fluid changed and wheel rotation at weekend.

I'm thinking about a full set of VWR Engine Mounts next.

Don't really fancy anymore suspension mods but was tempted by the SuperPro bush mount thing that SteveP did on the Mk6.

But really the car is just how i want it. Need to save for a clutch next tho...it's not gonna last much longer i think.  :sad1:

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: rich83 on September 19, 2011, 10:42:57 pm

Excellent... glad to hear you are happy with it. Its a shame i couldn't get to combe over the summer for a PAX lap to see how it compares to your old GTI

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: chungster on September 19, 2011, 10:46:53 pm

That was a wash out and brakes were utter poo so u didn't miss much  :signLOL:

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: chungster on September 20, 2011, 06:58:13 am

Quote from: BDMAlex on September 19, 2011, 10:32:14 pm

Is it around 80mph?  I would say if its happened after swapping wheels around then its balancing like rich says.

Alex

Who do u guys use in Mk for wheel balancing duties??

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: chungster on September 20, 2011, 07:44:12 pm

Heading to an old friends business in Daventry on Monday to use their new tyre balancing machine and free go on their brand new 4 wheel alignment rig!  :signLOL:

So will see if that fixes the vibe.

Thanks for the advice chaps.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: chungster on September 26, 2011, 08:35:10 pm

UPDATE:

well, what can i say....all 4 bloody wheels were wayyyyyyyyyyyy out of balance! fronts were 70/65g off..rears not as bad but still out by over 30g (they were on the front)

what bloody muppets at the tyre place. Can be sure I'm using another branch next time, and may even go back to Daventry to have it rebalanced by RSD.  most impressed by their balancing machine..it tells u exactly where to put the weights on the inside of the rim!!! 

Vibration totally gone now.  :smiley: 

Danny also got his Supertracker alignment gizmo on the car...and it's spot on. It was aligned by TT Shop in May so it should still be straight. So no probs there.

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: Andy on September 26, 2011, 08:40:07 pm

Good to see you got it all sorted Lee :happy2:

Title: Re: Steering Wheel Vibration under load / acceleration?
Post by: rich83 on September 28, 2011, 10:26:38 am

Yeah... 70g will do it.  :signLOL: