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09-13-2006, 10:16 PM
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Name: DropTopM
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Vibration 45-65 MPH
Can anyone help me figure out why my steering wheel vibrates when I drive between 45-65 MPH? When I am driving slow or 90MPH, the car drives perfect. Thank you for all of your help!
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09-13-2006, 10:31 PM
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Name: Linds
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PA
Your Ride: 97 M3
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Someone can correct me here but I think the most common cause is unbalanced wheels.
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09-13-2006, 10:37 PM
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Name: Rooz
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Originally Posted by Linds
Someone can correct me here but I think the most common cause is unbalanced wheels.
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 you'r right
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09-13-2006, 11:38 PM
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Name: DropTopM
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Could it also be a bent wheel? My car was wrecked before and the front driver side suspension was replaced. I will take it to the shop to balance the wheels. Thank you.
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09-13-2006, 11:40 PM
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Name: Linds
Title: Senior Member
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PA
Your Ride: 97 M3
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Yeah, bent wheel was my second guess. If it's not either of these I think this might also be a symptom of the flex disc (aka guibo) needing to be replaced. I'm not sure, though, I haven't had any problems with mine yet (knock wood).
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09-14-2006, 08:35 AM
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Name: defkon99
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: San An, TX
Your Ride: 1993 E36
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yupp , i should be checkin mine pretty soon, but only if i can look at TIS or chilton to how to get to it.
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09-14-2006, 08:44 AM
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Name: jms
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Location: Pittsburgh,PA
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mine was actually cause by a ball joint and a weak control arm bushing, the ball joint would start the shimmy and the control arm would make it worse, but if I went faster it was fine and if I went slower it was fine, it really freaked me out.
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09-14-2006, 12:14 PM
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Name: nick_318is
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Detroit, MI, I Heart E30s
Your Ride: 1991 318is (e30 m42), 2007 Mazdaspeed 3
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you might also get some from a bad wheel bearing, but you would have a loud humming noise if it got to that point.
Last edited by nick_318is : 09-14-2006 at 12:19 PM.
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09-14-2006, 12:21 PM
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Name: mullethunter3
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wheel bearing would make a humming noise when you move the steering wheel, especially on an e30.
bent wheel is easy (i've had two), it makes a rythmic thump-thump-thump
unbalenced wheels/tires are easy assuming it's really unbalenced. other than that, maybe something isn't tightened down all the way...
i'll admit it. i didn't tighten down every lug nut after i put my struts on and put it on the ground, i got too excited. a quick tighten and that stopped.
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02-16-2008, 05:27 PM
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Name: Neilsen
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i had cupped tires in the front for a while and the thing shook like crazy. i never took it to 90 though
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02-17-2008, 12:14 PM
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Name: TheUniballer
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do you live in a snowy area, cause snow can throw off the balance too, have had it happen a lot
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02-17-2008, 01:09 PM
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Name: johnnybayonne
Title: Senior Member
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Your Ride: 1997 328i
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Originally Posted by DropTopM
Can anyone help me figure out why my steering wheel vibrates when I drive between 45-65 MPH? When I am driving slow or 90MPH, the car drives perfect. Thank you for all of your help!
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Did you try rotating your tires back to front? Note: if they are directional tires, left rear to the left front & right rear to right front! If they are not directional, then RF to LR & LF to RR! If the the vibration moves to the back then you know you have an issue with those wheels!!! If not , then you might have an issue with the front end components!
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Last edited by johnnybayonne : 02-17-2008 at 01:12 PM.
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05-10-2008, 11:11 PM
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Name: Noshad
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Hi, I have exactly same problem, can anyone find the problem or solution? If yes please let me know.
Thanks
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