Steering Wheel Vibration - Why

[bhmsupra]

My 91 MA70 7MGTE has steering wheel vibration. Is this problem caused by front end alignment issues or tire/wheel being out of balance.

Or could it be both?

[RockPaperSwoRD]

i had a weird vibratioon at 30 mph, i got my tires rebalanced at a legit place(costco) and it went away.

just say you have a leak on your tire or else they wont check them. make sure you ask them to check and balance all your other tires, they charged me 12 bucks for all 4 wheels rebalanced.

[ma71supraturbo]

Tires out of balance is #1 cause (they can go out of balance due to bad alignment, so that could be a contributing factor).

Bent wheels is another

Warped rotors another

worn bushings

etc...



Take it to a tire/alignment shop and tell them you're getting a vibration through the steering wheel. They'll check everything for you, usually for pretty cheap (sometimes for free if you bought your tires there)

[gofastgeorge]

Ha, I've been living with a steering wheel shake ever since I slid the car sideways down the road at 60+ mph after loosing it in a corner.

Don't mind, it keeps reminding me not to get too throttle happy on a road I've never been on before.

[Mk3Tmoney]

Ha, I've been living with a steering wheel shake ever since I slid the car sideways down the road at 60+ mph after loosing it in a corner.

Don't mind, it keeps reminding me not to get too throttle happy on a road I've never been on before.

Was it wet/raining?

[StrikeIS]

Ha, I've been living with a steering wheel shake ever since I slid the car sideways down the road at 60+ mph after loosing it in a corner.

Don't mind, it keeps reminding me not to get too throttle happy on a road I've never been on before.

You may want to get that fixed before you wreck your car. A bad alignment can break things after awhile.

[Alec]

Is it normal to feel the bumps in the steering wheel slightly?