Vibrating steering wheel
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mr brightside
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Vibrating steering wheel
I'm a new Bongo owner. When I get up to about 60mph my steering wheel vibrates, but only when I'm accelerating (ie now when my foot is off the gas). Is this normal?
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Muzorewa
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Re: Vibrating steering wheel
60-65 is famous wheel-wobble territory for Bongos, normally balancing the wheels is all you need. Even if they've been balanced before, uneven tyre wear on the front causes this later 
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helen&tony
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Re: Vibrating steering wheel
Hi
That's the characteristic speed for the following faults:
Tracking
Wheel balance
Track rod ends
I had the same on mine...first 2 cured it!
Cheers
Helen
That's the characteristic speed for the following faults:
Tracking
Wheel balance
Track rod ends
I had the same on mine...first 2 cured it!
Cheers
Helen
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westonwarrior
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Re: Vibrating steering wheel
Could be tyres need changing or wheel balancing that is most likely the problem.
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francophile1947
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Re: Vibrating steering wheel
Balancing if you've got steel wheels. If you've got after-market alloys fitted, it may be that no spigot rings were fitted.
John
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