Zonda_ 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Got a problem on the Vento whereby the wheels starts to shake at 60mph and gets steadilly worse as the speed rises. Just had the wheels balanced and it's made no difference, tyres are good and evenly worn. What's likely to be causing it? Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Did you have the tracking done as well???? Link to post Share on other sites
Zonda_ 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 No, wouldn't have thought tracking could have caused it, also if the tyres are wearing evenly it suggests the tracking is ok doesn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
stusnook 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I had this problem as well, and the problem was with the tyres, i.e. fitting 4 new tyres completely eliminated the shaking.Before shelling out on new tyres, try swapping the front wheels for the back ones. If this makes a difference to the shaking, then you know its gotta be tyre/wheel related.(I assume you feel the shaking as vibration through the steering wheel, and to a lesser degree through the seat?).[Also - and this is a long shot!! If you've just had the wheels balanced, check to see whether the balancing weights are still on the wheel!! I noticed on my VR6 with the later, larger discs, and original 15inch wheels that the caliper is really close to the rim, possiby close enough that if the wheel weight is NOT of the very slim variety, that it might actually get knocked off as soon as the wheels turn!] Link to post Share on other sites
Zonda_ 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I'd wondered about the tyres as my brother has put some right cheap sh1te on! Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Well two thingsI have had in my life. One was cheap S**T tyres where the tread had actually shifted and was therefore unbalanced. The second was a well dead bearing and disk combo - obviously had some sound to this tho' ! Link to post Share on other sites
mannie 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 check your engine mounts, badly worn mounts can also transmit vibration to the steering wheel as speed picks up. Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I had exactly your problem...always happened at the same speed - 70ish and above. It was very bad. Tracking alone fixed it totally. Get this done first before shelling out on new tyres. Link to post Share on other sites
Zonda_ 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Had tyres swapped front to back, seems to have sorted it. The Tyres on it are monumentally sh1t but they are taking ages to kill! Link to post Share on other sites
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