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05-05-2008, 01:45 AM | #1 | ||
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hey guys
noticed as i was driving at speeds above 80kph (doesnt happen often due to the nature of my driving and where i need to go) that i was getting some subtle but noticeable vibration in my steering. its perfect at 60kph and under, as if it were a new car. ive never driven another AU before so dont know if this is to be expected...in my bluebird for instance, there would always be some steering wheel vibration above 80kph but i never really gave it much thought as it was just a $2000 runabout. its got four brand new tyres all round, last alignment and wheel balancing was 1000km ago, only thing im thinking it could be is the shock absorbers, but ive been quoted $834 for monroe shocks supplied and fitted front and rear from my mechanic, which is more money than i want to spend on this car, well, ever, because i am thinking about an AU2 XR8 when i get my full licence at the end of the year. already had to spend $130 on handbrake shoes because the left one was worn to nothing (causing really bad squealing on LHS only after they adjusted it 3 times). sick of spending money on this thing... ...also, my interior centre dome light wont come on when i open the door unless i give it a fair whack from the back...any cheap and easy solutions to this? i cant even see how the whole light fitting would come out of the ceiling (apart from the clear cover of course).
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05-05-2008, 12:30 PM | #2 | ||
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just because the tyres/wheel alignment is recent doesnt mean its good or right
also get a new globe, see if that fixes it.
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05-05-2008, 06:54 PM | #3 | |||
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mmm who in adelaide to go to for a good alignment then? :p was driving at 90kph on tapleys hill road today and there was almost no vibration either. depends alot on the road surface i guess.
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05-05-2008, 08:14 PM | #4 | ||
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normally a shake at those speeds indicates wheels out of balance, a shake at that speed when braking normally means warped rotors...but as you said, it may have been the road surface causing it.
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05-05-2008, 09:37 PM | #5 | ||
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no shaking when braking, new rear rotors were installed barely 1000km ago too with new bendix pads all around
ive always been told that bob jane are the few chains that actually do wheel alignments properly. i gotta say they fixed the rather bad pull-to-the-left that the car had when i first bought it good and proper with a bronze wheel balance and alignment
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05-05-2008, 10:20 PM | #6 | |||
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05-05-2008, 10:21 PM | #7 | ||
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i had an EL with the same problem, hardly any k's on it, did a million good wheel alignments on it, then i pushed down on the front of the car one day......mmmmm, jelly suspension hahaha. but i didnt stop there. i came to the conclusion the poor thing was in an accident and wasnt properly fixed up, the front suspension was ruined :(
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05-05-2008, 10:24 PM | #8 | ||
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as for the interior light, the switch that activates it from the door may be the issue, or the wiring connected to it
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06-05-2008, 09:52 PM | #9 | ||
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wheel balance could still be an issue. the last alignment i had done at bob jane, will be the last lol...i had to take it back twice, first time the car still pulled left, second time steering wheel was way off centre to the right, now it's off centre to the left but i haven't bothered taking it back, it still slightly pulls left too, and needs another balance, but i have done prob only 6000 km or so on it....although in their sort of defence i'm pretty sure the car has had a hit to the front left which wouldn't help...anyway...
as for the balance, it depends how well their machine is calibrated. if it's not calibrated properly, or is out, it won't balance properly |
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07-05-2008, 01:13 AM | #10 | |||
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07-05-2008, 10:29 AM | #11 | ||
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Sanjay, New doesn't always = fixed ;)
i'm gonna go call the wheel alignment as your problem
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07-05-2008, 07:25 PM | #12 | ||
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yeah but im betting i cant get bob jane to redo my wheel alignment for free like i could get my mechanic to set my handbrake three times till he got it right :p
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08-05-2008, 12:56 PM | #13 | |||
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08-05-2008, 01:16 PM | #14 | ||
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I got mine re-done for free after there was still vibration after a rotation, balance and four wheel alignment. It turned out that one of the wheels had balance "out by a few grams" (whatever that meant) and they corrected it and it is all good again.
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08-05-2008, 06:04 PM | #15 | ||
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i'll see what they say seeing as i only got two new tyres from the mob last week.
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