Now, what's next?

[yann76]

i'm really starting to think that my car hates me!:mad
My steering wheel is Freaking shaking like hell when I'm around 40~50 mph,
I've replaced so far:
- control arms & bushings,
-4 tyres,
-New suspension (Bilstein),
-2 tracking done (wheel alignement).
Various wheel balance!
I have replace this afternoony my 2 front discs (rotors) and brake pads pads, OEM. replaced sensor + clips.
check bushings etc, and everything looks alright!
Don't really know what to do next?
Wheel bearings? Would the steering shake like that?
i was under the impression that Bearings should make some sort of humming noise but no shake!?

Any help would be really appreciated!

[REdirty6]

sell your car?

[yann76]

I'm was considering!
But I have put too much effort and money now to give that easily,
I really want to understand What is happening!!

[REdirty6]

i think it may be because your steering wheel is on the wrong side

[yann76]

Or you are the wrong side!?
You are only driving on the right side because of the French!!
true though.

[REdirty6]

because driving on the right side is for sissy's

[yann76]

I'm only looking for help here buddy!
If you don't have any better advices concerning my specific problem, I would suggest that you had a look at another thread! Or go on holidays around the world a bit more often!
I'm sorry, I didn't realized Rednecks owned BMW's this days!

[Tefal]

because riding on the right side is for people that don't want to get stabbed with their own swordfixed :D

[Tefal]

Yann76, the wheels you have, are they a exact fit to the hub? i.e. e36 wheels.

[yann76]

They seem to be the original wheels.
They are 16" style32.
i think they came with the Lux Pack,but can't be sure!! I have M steering but no Bumpers!!
I am now thinking that maybe a bushing is gone around the wish bone!??

[Yovi]

You didnt mention tie rod ends... one of mine was bad and my steering wheel shook like crazy

[REdirty6]

sorry im no redneck here just asian living in the united states make your assumptions elsewhere

[yann76]

You didnt mention tie rod ends... one of mine was bad and my steering wheel shook like crazy


I had look at it this afternoon and they didn't look too bad,
Was your steeing wheel shaking around that specific speed though?
Otherwise steering is good; it's only between 40/50mph that i am experiencing the SHAKE!!
Thanks for your input!

[Yovi]

yeah mine was more like around 50 to 60 mph though, and once i hit about 80 it went away totally, did you actually go under and try to move the tie rod?? you shouldnt be able to wiggle it by hand

[yann76]

yeah mine was more like around 50 to 60 mph though, and once i hit about 80 it went away totally, did you actually go under and try to move the tie rod?? you shouldnt be able to wiggle it by hand

I will look at it again!
Thanks a lot for your help!
I'm just about to loose it slightly with this one!!

[Eurotakeover]

sorry im no redneck here just asian living in the united states make your assumptions elsewhere


Can someone ban this kid from here? Ive seen all negative and immature posts from him.

[Tefal]

Can someone ban this kid from here? Ive seen all negative and immature posts from him.And like that he was gone! he won't last long round here, they never do :lol

[Tefal]

They seem to be the original wheels.
They are 16" style32.
i think they came with the Lux Pack,but can't be sure!! I have M steering but no Bumpers!!
I am now thinking that maybe a bushing is gone around the wish bone!??The reason I ask is if they don't fit correctly on the hub then running wheels without the spigot(bit of plastic that fits inside the wheel to centralise it to the hub) can give you a wheel wobble, really common

[kevinqjhps]

sorry im no redneck here just asian living in the united states make your assumptions elsewhere


And that is better how??????????????????????????????

[budget76]

yeah mine was more like around 50 to 60 mph though, and once i hit about 80 it went away totally, did you actually go under and try to move the tie rod?? you shouldnt be able to wiggle it by hand

I have a similar thing. At around 65 the wheel will shake, but it'll come and go and varies in intensity. Once I hit about 80, or I start to accelerate, it's gone. It's only when I'm cruising, I haven't had time to diagnose it yet.

[yann76]

The reason I ask is if they don't fit correctly on the hub then running wheels without the spigot(bit of plastic that fits inside the wheel to centralise it to the hub) can give you a wheel wobble, really common

Ok, I will check that!

Thanks for keeping this site Rockin! :D

[arktissilber]

i'm really starting to think that my car hates me!:mad
My steering wheel is Freaking shaking like hell when I'm around 40~50 mph,
I've replaced so far:
- control arms & bushings,
-4 tyres,
-New suspension (Bilstein),
-2 tracking done (wheel alignement).
Various wheel balance!
I have replace this afternoony my 2 front discs (rotors) and brake pads pads, OEM. replaced sensor + clips.
check bushings etc, and everything looks alright!
Don't really know what to do next?
Wheel bearings? Would the steering shake like that?
i was under the impression that Bearings should make some sort of humming noise but no shake!?

Any help would be really appreciated!
Basic,s first, have you tires balanced and checked

[eDiRTYsix]

^but if you read his list.. he did those 2 already.

[328icod]

Does it wobble when your turning left/right?

[Stevie328is]

Are you wheels nuts torqued to spec? Can you wiggle the wheel by hand when the car is lifted? If yes, it can be the tie rod end.

[yann76]

Are you wheels nuts torqued to spec? Can you wiggle the wheel by hand when the car is lifted? If yes, it can be the tie rod end.

I really wouldn't know about the wheel nuts as for the tie rods; They seemed fine when i looked at it though, but I'll give it a shot!

[yann76]

Does it wobble when your turning left/right?

No it doesn't wobble when turning or braking.
It just seems to be all the time; as soon as I hit the 35 mph it shakes!!!

[ducky328i]

tie rods?

[creich68]

my vote is for tie rods also. wheel bearings shouldn't give you a shake.

[95 ///BMW]

Well, i was going to start a new thread about this but decided to look around first and i found this one which is very similar problem to what i'm going through.
I knew my struts were shot when i started to feel a shake at around 30 all the way to 50 mph and even worst at braking or slowing down. So i replaced my struts over the weekend with Bilsteins hoping it'll get rid of the shaking. Well, it did some but not 100% gone. There's still some shaking so i was going to post/ask what else to look for. I did noticed some rubber parts (tie rods/bushings) cut up and grease coming out from. After reading your first post, I think i'm going to do that next and hope it fixes my shaking.

Do any of you know if any one sells a kit to replace all of these at once instead of buying individual parts.

Thanks

[yann76]

This as been bugging me for a while now,
I replaced my front suspension springs and struts on my mechanic advice;
seemed ok for a while, "light" wobble on the steering. But it became worst when I had my tracking and balance done a couple of weeks ago!
rteplaced my rotors and pads; I had a caliper binding though!!
Oh well,
I will replace my tie rods then, along with the bearings just to be sure!!
Hopefully! That will do the trick!
Thanks a lot every one for your input!