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Re: My ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #225 on: April 05, 2016, 08:37:48 am »
Could be a front brake caliper binding on. I had it on a astra in work when you accelerate it pushes through the brake and you dont notice it so much but when you shut off you notice it more and get the vibration through the steering wheel. Jack it up and check the front wheels turn free by hand when in neutral. Usually gets worse when the brakes are hot due to expansion :happy2:

Nice, something else to add to the knowledge base. I'm assuming with a worn/warped front disc the problem will be exaggerated?

Yeah you got it mate plus if the caliper is stuck on it will warp the brake disc in no time.

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #226 on: April 05, 2016, 12:29:41 pm »
Your 5mm spacers you have on the front of the car... im assuming they're not hubcentric if they're from halfords. (Just read your thread from start to finish) Could they be your problem with vibration?

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #227 on: April 05, 2016, 03:35:12 pm »
Your 5mm spacers you have on the front of the car... im assuming they're not hubcentric if they're from halfords. (Just read your thread from start to finish) Could they be your problem with vibration?

They're cheap ripspeed crap, but I've honestly not even given them a thought!! I'd actually totally forgotten they're on there... When I've had my spacesaver on the front I haven't noticed the vibration and the spacer is never fitted with it. Though, with the spacesaver on I never exceed 50 either so who knows. It's a nice day today so I'm DEFINITELY going to swap my wheels round after work and see if removing the spacers makes any difference.

If that's the issue then I'm a moron  :grin:

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #228 on: April 05, 2016, 09:02:55 pm »
Okay...

So, removed the front wheels off my Mums gti and swapped them over to mines, to see if my wheels are potentially buckled... I also removed the spacers. Took the car a drive down the motorway and it was PERFECT! No issues at all... Absolutely beautiful.

So, it's my wheels or my spacers. I couldn't be bothered taking it a run on my own wheels without the spacers on so I'll do that another day. At least I'm one step closer to solving the issue and know it's 1 of 2 things  :ashamed:

Picturessss! My Mums car looks pretty sweet on the pescaras but she wasn't keen!  :confused:






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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #229 on: April 06, 2016, 08:07:53 am »
My bet it's the spacers  :signLOL:

Hopefully it is them and your wheels aren't buckled. You'll have to feedback what the issue is once you've diagnosed it out of the two final things.

Lovely looking ed30 by the way  :happy2:

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #230 on: April 06, 2016, 08:52:44 pm »
I think @GTI-MATT is owed a beer  :drinking:

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #231 on: April 06, 2016, 09:47:15 pm »
Non-hub centric spacers are dangerous! Get yourself some used H&R spacers. There's plenty that come up for sale, but if you don't need then for arch clearance, get them off while you source some decent spacers.

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #232 on: April 07, 2016, 12:57:09 am »
it will be the spacers..Are you going to cumbria vag this year as the am going to organise a club stand
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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #233 on: April 07, 2016, 09:24:17 am »
Non-hub centric spacers are dangerous! Get yourself some used H&R spacers. There's plenty that come up for sale, but if you don't need then for arch clearance, get them off while you source some decent spacers.

Unfortunately they're not on for arch clearance... It's strut clearance :( the inside of the tyre wears away against it so I put the 5mm spacers on to solve that issue. I'm going to buy spacers today or tomorrow :) Hopefully get them fitted at the weekend!

it will be the spacers..Are you going to cumbria vag this year as the am going to organise a club stand

My boyfriend is adamant that it's not the spacers... I can't wait for it to be exactly that because I love when he's so sure about something but I'm correct  :innocent:
Not sure on cumvag yet.. Again that's down to the boyfriend! I don't know anybody else that's going down well enough to camp with them so it's entirely his call. I have a very good friend that lives down that way too so I'd love to go for that reason alone  :ashamed:


Also update on yesterday.

Picked up R32 calipers, discs and pads for £250.. Discs have no lip on them and pads are pretty meaty. They look a bit sad but they'd been sat outside so that'll be why. Yay for brakes!

Got home, picked my car up (had driven to collect them in adams) and drove for about 1/4 of a mile and my passenger front wheel just randomly fell off... I had asked my friend to tighten that side up for me and he obviously never did. Lesson learned, always check  :P Minimal damage to the hub, but the wheel goes on fine and the threads are good too! The wing popped out but it's back in place now and there's literally no visible damage.. I am a lucky, lucky girl!!

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #234 on: April 07, 2016, 09:40:27 am »
Eeek! Yes double check!!  :scared:
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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #235 on: April 09, 2016, 02:43:45 pm »
Okay so I said I bought brakes & they looked a bit sad, but didn't post pictures... Here they are. Need a good clean up & the calipers need powdercoated red but other than that we're all good





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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #236 on: April 09, 2016, 09:51:10 pm »
If you had bad luck you wouldn't have luck at all lately,Just going to Cumbria vag for the Sunday

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #237 on: April 12, 2016, 04:26:42 pm »
Which spacers do you have on?

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #238 on: April 12, 2016, 04:37:37 pm »
Wheel fell off?! What did it feel like? How fast were you going? Did the whole car just drop? coupled with horrible grinding? I would have thought that that would definitely have damaged something! Lucky

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Re: Morgens (currently broken) ED30 No. 1871!
« Reply #239 on: April 12, 2016, 04:54:23 pm »
Non hubcentric spacers are very stupid / daft.