I've got the shakes

between 45 and 55mph, my 110 has serious steering wheel wobble. It feels as if the whole of the steering components are going to shake themselves off!! BUT if I accelerate hard to 60mph then it isn't half as bad and then is ok when I sit as this speed. If I hit 70mph it comes back but more normally

I've tightened the swivel ball bearings (both upper and lower) to the specified settings - 65Nm and 25Nm respectively. Also for MOT 1 month ago, I had drop arm ball joint replaced, as were steering bushes.

Only other thing useless is ball joints on track rod and the track rod itself is a bit bent - so tracking is out and I need to replace them. But I was told that this wouldn't be the reason.

I was also going to take to get wheels balanced tomorrow (although all weights seem to be intact as should be)

other than that, I'm stuck. Any ideas?

steering ujs or prop ujs

thanks for idea

is there any use getting wheels balanced again then?

Check your tyres, i had ( on another vehicle ) a split on the outer rubber on the inside of the tyre which couldn't be seen, but at certain speeds the split opened and caused the inner rubber in the tyre to push outwards causing a ' bubble ' and a wobble at apprx 70mph, but it went away at higher speeds.

Worth a look

Id check above first , Take your front prop off and put it in Diff lock - Hi , then go for a spin and see what ya got then , do the same for the rear prop . if its still there after that ( its not your props ) and u checked the rest , get ya wheels balenced .

there is a small split about 2cm long in sidewall of one of front tyres. I can't see that it'd make that much of a problem- but as you stated above it does!!

was thinking if i change it for the spare (although it is a different make of AT tyre) then I presume if it was that then it would improve the problem.
Any probs on different make AT tyre going on one side of an axle?

dringo said:

there is a small split about 2cm long in sidewall of one of front tyres. I can't see that it'd make that much of a problem- but as you stated above it does!!

was thinking if i change it for the spare (although it is a different make of AT tyre) then I presume if it was that then it would improve the problem.
Any probs on different make AT tyre going on one side of an axle?

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Surely quickest way to eliminate tyres is to swap the fronts fer the backs?

Surely quickest way to eliminate tyres is to swap the fronts fer the backs?

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yeah, I knew that!!! :doh:

as was suggested, i swopped the front that had a split in it with the spare and the problem disappeared immediately.

I then took it to local equivalent of kwik fit and was told it is fine to run different makes of AT's (they almost look the same and are same size etc) and until I need new tyres use the split one as a spare i.e. emergency use only.

so didn't cost a penny - thanks for the posts etc.