Need Help TroubleShooting My Car
02-05-2003, 08:43 AM
#1
Old School
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Union City
Posts: 14,983
Car Info: '99 RBP GM6
Need Help TroubleShooting My Car
So, anyone willing to help me troubleshoot my car? I'm thinking maybe sunday, we could go around driving, and I'll show you what's up.
1) Steering Wheel Vibration. From 55mph to 80mph, my steering wheel vibrates. I have no bends in the wheels, alignment is 1 year old (maybe 20k miles), and tires are 8 months old (maybe 9k-10k miles). Stock tire size. RE950s. I spun out on Redwood Rd back, like, 5 days after getting the new tires, and sliding into a little dirt mound got rocks in the beads of the tires on the right side. Wheels Work in newark took the rocks out, and rebalanced the tires. Since that day, i've had this problem. I don't know what to look for under the car to trouble shoot. I'm thinking maybe steering rack bushing? I have no idea. Nothing looks bent under there.
So, anyone think they can help me find the culprit as to why my steering wheel shakes? I'll buy you lunch
(no more than like 2 or 3 people... not rich you know... in that case we'd all go out for lunch 
)
-Gagan
1) Steering Wheel Vibration. From 55mph to 80mph, my steering wheel vibrates. I have no bends in the wheels, alignment is 1 year old (maybe 20k miles), and tires are 8 months old (maybe 9k-10k miles). Stock tire size. RE950s. I spun out on Redwood Rd back, like, 5 days after getting the new tires, and sliding into a little dirt mound got rocks in the beads of the tires on the right side. Wheels Work in newark took the rocks out, and rebalanced the tires. Since that day, i've had this problem. I don't know what to look for under the car to trouble shoot. I'm thinking maybe steering rack bushing? I have no idea. Nothing looks bent under there.
So, anyone think they can help me find the culprit as to why my steering wheel shakes? I'll buy you lunch
(no more than like 2 or 3 people... not rich you know... in that case we'd all go out for lunch )-Gagan
02-05-2003, 06:41 PM
#4
Registered User
iTrader: (21)
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Santa Clara CA USA
Posts: 1,253
Car Info: 96 Chevy Impala SS, 06 GMC 2500HD (former 02 WRX)
Have the tires rebalanced.
OK, let me be more specific
Have the tires rebalanced somewhere that has (and actually USES) a Hunter GSP9700 Dynamic Load Force Balancer. It costs a bit more, but is the BEST balance job you can get on a set of tires. You'll be surprised at all the little secondary harmonics kind of vibrations that are GONE after having the tires balanced on this machine (i.e. the car will be smooth....eerily smooth!).
Goto THIS WEBSITE to find the nearest GSP9700 balancer.
OK, let me be more specific
Have the tires rebalanced somewhere that has (and actually USES) a Hunter GSP9700 Dynamic Load Force Balancer. It costs a bit more, but is the BEST balance job you can get on a set of tires. You'll be surprised at all the little secondary harmonics kind of vibrations that are GONE after having the tires balanced on this machine (i.e. the car will be smooth....eerily smooth!).
Goto THIS WEBSITE to find the nearest GSP9700 balancer.
02-05-2003, 08:17 PM
#5
Old School
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Union City
Posts: 14,983
Car Info: '99 RBP GM6
Originally posted by Impala SS AutoX
Have the tires rebalanced.
OK, let me be more specific
Have the tires rebalanced somewhere that has (and actually USES) a Hunter GSP9700 Dynamic Load Force Balancer. It costs a bit more, but is the BEST balance job you can get on a set of tires. You'll be surprised at all the little secondary harmonics kind of vibrations that are GONE after having the tires balanced on this machine (i.e. the car will be smooth....eerily smooth!).
Goto THIS WEBSITE to find the nearest GSP9700 balancer.
Have the tires rebalanced.
OK, let me be more specific
Have the tires rebalanced somewhere that has (and actually USES) a Hunter GSP9700 Dynamic Load Force Balancer. It costs a bit more, but is the BEST balance job you can get on a set of tires. You'll be surprised at all the little secondary harmonics kind of vibrations that are GONE after having the tires balanced on this machine (i.e. the car will be smooth....eerily smooth!).
Goto THIS WEBSITE to find the nearest GSP9700 balancer.
-Gagan
02-06-2003, 08:57 AM
#7
Gagan,
What's up buddy? More than likely it is the wheels needing balancing. On the WRX, I had one set of wheels balanced 5 times before they got it right. Everytime the wheel was rebalanced, the vibration slowly went away until balanced it just right. It should not cost too much to rebalance considering that they are only taking the wheel respinning it and adding more weight to it.
Gary
What's up buddy? More than likely it is the wheels needing balancing. On the WRX, I had one set of wheels balanced 5 times before they got it right. Everytime the wheel was rebalanced, the vibration slowly went away until balanced it just right. It should not cost too much to rebalance considering that they are only taking the wheel respinning it and adding more weight to it.
Gary
02-06-2003, 10:07 AM
#8
Registered User
iTrader: (21)
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Santa Clara CA USA
Posts: 1,253
Car Info: 96 Chevy Impala SS, 06 GMC 2500HD (former 02 WRX)
I know that Custom Alignment in Mtn View charges about $60 to do the GSP9700 balance on 4 tires if you bring in the tires "loose". If they have to R&R them from the car, probably a little more.
Since Custom tends to charge on the high side (but you KNOW it is gonna be done right), I'd go from there.
Since Custom tends to charge on the high side (but you KNOW it is gonna be done right), I'd go from there.
02-08-2003, 12:49 PM
#9
Registered User
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Bay Area(Mtn View)
Posts: 267
Car Info: '02 WRX wagon
If the balance doesn't fix it, could be you flat-spotted the tires in the spin. Fix for this would be to have the tread shaved or just leave it alone as it will lessen over time.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
BluRu05
Engine/Power - EJ20T (pre-2006 WRX and JDM)
1
04-10-2010 09:01 PM