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Houckham
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18th May 05 at 17:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know this sounds mad. but.

Corsa C facelift 1 year old.

for about a month front wheels seem loose when driving over uneven ground
very shaky

and shaking now at high speeds.

anyone know what might be up?


[Edited on 07-06-2005 by Houckham]
R Lee
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18th May 05 at 17:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tracking, allignment, balancing etc etc.

theres been a few posts recently with same problem.
get it checked out.
Houckham
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18th May 05 at 17:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah ive got it booked in anyway. just wondered. if anyone else had problem and to see if it was a common thing

cheers
myke
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18th May 05 at 18:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
could also be dodgy bearing?
R Lee
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i wouldn't have thought so from a 1 year old car, tbh.
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i never read that bit tbh, but if it's done 40k in that year then it's possible.
Houckham
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20K
James
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standard wheels or aftermarket alloys?
Houckham
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standard alloys
Siberia
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does the steering wheel feel like its not connected to the front wheels very well?
Houckham
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totally!
James
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sounds like the wheel bearings IMO, any chance you can jack it up and get a hold of the wheel and wobble it to see if theres any play in it. if its the wheel bearing its not much to get sorted
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OK after reading that maybe not the bearings
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i mean. theres no play in the steering. if u know what i mean. just gettign load of vibration back at me.

whats nackered bearings caused by?
James
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bearings is just wear and tear really
Siberia
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i had the same problem with my corsa B.... i had replaced the trackrod ends/balljoints/top mounts and had the aligntment done before it started happening so they were already elemented...

turned out to be the driver side wheel baring was fubar.... i replaced them both job sorted....

in your case you will have to eliminate all of the above first.... there all pretty cheap parts.. appart from the barings....
James
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bearings are cheap arent they?
Houckham
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well should this stuff be covered under my warranty?
James
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hhmm, Vauxhall will do anything to get out of their warranty, have a read of it, see what it says, although id imagine if it is the bearings it will be covered
Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by James
bearings are cheap arent they?


yeah i suppose but there the dearest of all the parts i mentioned above...

Balljoints.... £10 each
trackrod ends....£10 Each
Topmounts.... £20ish each...
Wheel Baring.. £90 is for the front 2...
Houckham
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Just an update.. currently in the garage now. hes just phoned me to tell me its the steering rack at fault.

So hes given the go ahead to replace it.
Siberia
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let us know how it feels when you get it back
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will do
Houckham
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they will obviously have to do my tracking etc too wont they?
Siberia
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hrmmm dunno.... i dont think the change the track rod when they do a rack replacement so i dont think its needs to be done... however i really think the tracking should be done andtime the suspenion is touched...

i'm rightfully p!ssed off with my car at the moment... feels like i'm driving on flat tires



[Edited on 07-06-2005 by Siberia]

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