SHAKING >50 mph car has been balanced twice

devlinsky · 06-10-2016, 03:13 AM

Update - custom made, steel hub centric rings solved my issue.

armansiu · 06-10-2016, 10:03 AM

Motegi rims....so much problem for us...

zoppp · 06-10-2016, 07:02 PM

Flatspotted tires? I had a similar issue with my e46 and I couldnt find anything wrong with my suspension. Getting new tires fixed my issue.

Terryk · 08-24-2016, 05:41 PM

a question since there is a minor steering wheel shake around 50mph.
could a worn control arm bushing (hydrobearing as bmw names them) does the shaking?
I had upgrade the stock ones with meyle HD bushings and a few weeks now (after ~20k miles with the HD bushings installed) I have a minor shake at the steering wheel. Tyres replaced and still have it. I checked the vehicle in a MOT and show that one bushing is partially worn but some people said that these are not causing shakes (of course I will replace them immediately but during their replacement I would also liked to replace the part that produces this minor shake.
any thoughts? during MOT everything seemed to be in perfect condition, apart from 1 bushing of front control arm.

Terryk · 09-17-2016, 06:49 PM

just a quick update on this, I replaced both bushings of front control arms and the minor shake that i was getting at the steering wheel seems to disappeared.
many garages said that with worn bushings of these arms I should only have minor shakes during braking. anyway. all well till now.
thanks.

06-10-2016, 03:13 AM	#23
devlinsky Lieutenant 369 Rep 364 Posts Drives: F15 M50d / ex E90 335i / Panda Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Other side of the pond iTrader: (0)	Update - custom made, steel hub centric rings solved my issue.
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armansiu Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 241 Posts Drives: e90 328xi Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	Motegi rims....so much problem for us...
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zoppp Private First Class 45 Rep 133 Posts Drives: 2008 E60 528i Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Georgia iTrader: (0)	Flatspotted tires? I had a similar issue with my e46 and I couldnt find anything wrong with my suspension. Getting new tires fixed my issue.
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08-24-2016, 05:41 PM	#26
Terryk Second Lieutenant 30 Rep 231 Posts Drives: F30 mineral grey N47 ed Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hertfordshire, UK iTrader: (0)	a question since there is a minor steering wheel shake around 50mph. could a worn control arm bushing (hydrobearing as bmw names them) does the shaking? I had upgrade the stock ones with meyle HD bushings and a few weeks now (after ~20k miles with the HD bushings installed) I have a minor shake at the steering wheel. Tyres replaced and still have it. I checked the vehicle in a MOT and show that one bushing is partially worn but some people said that these are not causing shakes (of course I will replace them immediately but during their replacement I would also liked to replace the part that produces this minor shake. any thoughts? during MOT everything seemed to be in perfect condition, apart from 1 bushing of front control arm. __________________ F30 mineral grey N47 ed
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09-17-2016, 06:49 PM	#27
Terryk Second Lieutenant 30 Rep 231 Posts Drives: F30 mineral grey N47 ed Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hertfordshire, UK iTrader: (0)	just a quick update on this, I replaced both bushings of front control arms and the minor shake that i was getting at the steering wheel seems to disappeared. many garages said that with worn bushings of these arms I should only have minor shakes during braking. anyway. all well till now. thanks. __________________ F30 mineral grey N47 ed
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