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Morgens ED30 No. 1871 - New suspension & audio!
GTI-MATT:
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--- Quote from: GTI-MATT on April 01, 2016, 08:22:22 pm ---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:
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Nice, something else to add to the knowledge base. I'm assuming with a worn/warped front disc the problem will be exaggerated?
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Yeah you got it mate plus if the caliper is stuck on it will warp the brake disc in no time.
ed30Lewis:
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?
Morgen:
--- Quote from: ed30Lewis 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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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:
Morgen:
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:
ed30Lewis:
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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