Bit Of A Wobble On The Steering Wheel

[Taliska]

Hi,

 

About 6000 miles ago I had the tyres changed on the front wheels.

 

Over the last couple of 1000 miles, the steering seems to wobble slightly, particularly around the 50-60mph speed.

 

I guess that I could get the tyre people to re-balance the wheels in case a weight has fallen off.

 

Any ideas as to what this might be if it's not the wheel balance?

 

Thanks, as always,

 

Taliska

[Masked Marauder]

Could be a few things, the majority of which are tyre related.

 

Has someone bumped it up or down a kerb, or hit a pot-hole, that can damage the steel bands in the tyre and they can snap at a later date causing the tyre to go out-of-shape. Tyre cuts/nail-holes can result in the banding corroding through with the same results.

[Ivor_E_Tower]

The tyres may not have been perfectly round when they were made. In the "good old days" you were always told to bring them back for re-balancing after a thousand miles or so. Suggest that you may be suffering from this type of problem (although you may have lost a balance weight); try a re-balance first to see if the problem goes away.

[Ivor]

Take them off, rotate by 180 degrees and refit. May work.

[greg_68]

Agree with the above replies, I had the same issue a couple of years ago you should have seen the shape of the tyre off the car. :D

[Taliska]

Blimey...

 

I think I'm going to take a trip to the tyre place.

 

Thanks,

 

Taliska