Front End Shudder

[turbotrana]

There may be several different vibrations. In my wifes fairmont the front wheel bearings were one vibration and I even trace the wheel bearings to the brake shudder as since the wheel bearings were replaced by ford no hint of shudder.

The second vibration was tailshaft related. Had it balanced and it improved but still a slight vib at 95kph. They ripped the rear end apart trying to solve it but its still there. I've given up on it cause its the wifes car and she doesnt notice it. If I drove all the time it would drive me bonkers.

[rhysy_boi]

I had a vibration at about 85-100km/h that slowly got worse over the end of last year. I put it down to my wheel bearings as my car got in a deep puddle last winter. changed the left one (which was nearly seized) now I still have the vibration just no where near as bad. will change the other wheel bearing in the coming months when I have the money and upgrade my brakes at the same time.

Rhys

[Eddieb]

So whose got the magic wand coz I've got very much the same thing happeing as the others from the beginning of this thread. Had the tyres balanced and checked, rotated and re-balanced. Took the mech/tyre dude for a spin and yep still the same.

Bought it back and checked for obvious wear, movement anything on front end - zip all looks good.

its done 71,000, 6 month old DBA's Ferodo's - doesn't seem brake related but at the same time doing stuff to the wheels makes no diff either.

nipped down south and after an hour of shudder I was ready to throw a match !!

any good news from someone whose had this?

[tab]

Oh no, Chiefs hacked tabs account..

OK....will dumb it down a bit for ya

The person that started the thread resolved his problem by purchasing a Pajero.

How’s that?

[iTec]

I have the same problem and have had for a while but it has recently stoped happening for some strange reason (lost my licence for 3 months so car was not driven), its not the brakes or rotors because I changed them, its not the shocks because I have bilsteins and they are still sweet, I have narrowed it down to either a wheel bearing issue or a bush in the front suspension, but given it has stoped happening for no aparent reason its got me stuffed!

[Guest STEVE_BAXR]

I'm having this exact same problem with steering wheel shudder from 80 on. I've had the wheels blanced and still no good so I put a set of stock wheels on and it the same . it is driving me up the wall it is going in to get new bearings on monday .

[mikeBF2TLS]

Guys,

I have had this problem 2twice!

The first time apparently one of my brake discs was out of whack, ie despite braking I got no shudder, however it was out of balance somehow replaced in full and then fine. This was after 25,000km's from new, was I frustrated by this time or what, endless drive shaft balances, change of tyres etc.

40,000km's later vibration shudder is back. Would you believe it, two mags on the left side of the car were 'out of round'. Somehow I must have hit an all mighty pothole (or took a speed hump to hard), but I had two mags that had slight dents on the inside of each of them. When McGraths in Phillip ACT rang me I just said bull#@%!

However with the mags off, no tyres on, on the wheel balancing machine it was pretty obvious. Could not believe it. My mags are the standard 18" ones that come with the BF2. $1,400 later replaced and balanced no vibration-bloody rip off-in hindsight I should have replaced all four with some aftermarket, but have a novated lease so costs were not that bad.

Even with one mag out of round you will probably have problems. What sort of metal are they using to get a mag out of round when I could not recall any major pothole? I'm the only driver of the car.

Get your tyres off the mags and check either on a wheel balancer for a wobble or just roll on the concrete floor. This may be a solution, its solved my problem!

[GCTXR6]

guys check your caster rod bushes they are gell filled and when stuffed cause brake shudder, get a mate to watch the front wheel at walking speed then touch the brakes if the wheel moves forward they are stuffed ,pedders do an exchange arm with the new bushes in them made a HUGE difference to mine

Edited 14/02/09 01:50 PM by GCTXR6

[Guest STEVE_BAXR]

So the car went in today they did the bearings and put a new steering rack in , it had some play in it .

The steering shudder is no more BUT now I get a vibration which goes to my seat and I can see my phone move it hangs off the front screen . F**K F**K F**K I am going to burn this car I had a NA BA auto I did 250.000 km from new and NEVER had sh*t like this.

[SAM80R]

I love this forum. Everytime I have a problem with my car my old man tells me I am imagining things. Then I jump on the forum and there is another dozen people with the same complaint.

Anyway I am having this same prob. Had the wheels balanced aligned rotated. And back in there today to get the wheel bearings done. Hopefully this is the noise I hear at bout 70 km/h.

I also get a small vibration at 100 km/h but this has only happened since the balance so I am blaming the tyre mob for that.