vibration help

Recently had the front disks and pads replaced on the hippo and ever since i get a vibration through the steering wheel, had the it back at the garage upteen times and they ahve checked the car over fully and cant find anything mechanically wrong with it and think its due to the tyres, but how can this be after it was fine before, none of the alloys are buckelled.

anyone got any suggestions, they have checked all the common areas freelanders get vibrations from, hub, shafts, VCU. bearings etc.

Uber-Smee said:

Recently had the front disks and pads replaced on the hippo and ever since i get a vibration through the steering wheel, had the it back at the garage upteen times and they ahve checked the car over fully and cant find anything mechanically wrong with it and think its due to the tyres, but how can this be after it was fine before, none of the alloys are buckelled.

anyone got any suggestions, they have checked all the common areas freelanders get vibrations from, hub, shafts, VCU. bearings etc.

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Hi, Sounds like you have the same problem as me. I changed my discs and pads myself a few weeks ago but I had this vibration before I did mine. I had two new tyres put on the front in November so just wondering if they are the problem.

Here's the link to my post: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/freelander-rear-hub-bearing-renewal-175869.html

mines after changing disks and pads and on the front not rear

grayo - always always new ones on the back for a freelander. try changing them and seeing if the fault goes away. Biggest tyres always on the back, it's in the manual, so not just an urban myth.

smee - driveshafts ?

Uber-Smee said:

mines after changing disks and pads and on the front not rear

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I changed my front disks and pads as well, been looking for this vibration ever since, changed the prop bearings and about to change the hub bearings if the wheel swap dosen't work.

Optimus Prime said:

grayo - always always new ones on the back for a freelander. try changing them and seeing if the fault goes away. Biggest tyres always on the back, it's in the manual, so not just an urban myth.

smee - driveshafts ?

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Thanks OP, going to swap wheels around tomorrow, failing that got my eye on a pair of tyres to match the tyres on the back (Michelin Synchrone's)

Grayo

yeah garage checked the shafts, all ok, they think its the wheels/tyres but dont have any spare ones to test it with.

been going same garage for years and never had any issues so trust them.

Uber-Smee said:

yeah garage checked the shafts, all ok, they think its the wheels/tyres but dont have any spare ones to test it with.

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Try doing what I'm going to do tomorrow swap front to back diagonally. I'll let you know what happens to mine tomorrow.

Did you allow a couple of hundred miles with gentle braking to bed the disks in?
Can you get a dial gauge to test the disks for true?
If all is ok after the test and the disks are true it may well be your tyres!

Hoyt-Protec said:

Did you allow a couple of hundred miles with gentle braking to bed the disks in?
Can you get a dial gauge to test the disks for true?
If all is ok after the test and the disks are true it may well be your tyres!

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yeah always let the disks/pads bed in.

have already swapped wheels around, and had them all fully balanced

Update on my vibration problem.

listened to all the bearings on the hub, diff, prop (new ones) and where it comes out of the back of the engine with a mechanics stethoscope, all sounding sweet so no problem with bearings. Swapped the wheels around then took it for a test run, 100% perfect the bearing gone sound has gone and also the vibration in the car has gone so it's all down to the tyres I had put on in November, in future I will make sure I put the same tyres on all round.

Grayo

Ps hope you get yours sorted soon.

ok after reading/searching a littlemore noticed few threads/topics about odd tyres, but have checked and all the same, mind boggles even more.

tyre tread block saw toothing.

The components you have changed are the brake discs and pads? Yes?

No change to the tyres?

If so, suspect the brake discs, they rotate at the same rate as the wheel and can be out of balance, all be it very unlikley.

It is also possible they aren't fitted 'true' to the wheel, any crap between the disc and hub can throw the disc off center in spots.

If you can, get the thing up on a jack or axles stands and check the brake discs are running true.

Your tyres should not go out of balance just by being taken off the vehicle and put back on again

Sadly 4x4 don't let you check the balance of wheels and tyres like motorcycles do, by spinning the wheel with the brake caliper and drive chain off and checking the rest point every time...