C5 conundrum and long journey ahead.

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C5 conundrum and long journey ahead.

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Ok my MK1 had new track rod and new tracker Rod end and ball joint fitted. The car feels much tighter.

Problem is went for motorway drive and vibration was pronounced. It felt like the vibration I got when the brake were rubbing but the breaks were cold and I had new pads put on recently on one wheel. Anyway not that.

The wheel has no play now. We changed the wheels over to check tyres. But no joy.

The wheels were balanced and tracking done.

We need this car for a 2000 mile journey in a week. Any ideas of what may be causing vibration?
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No ideas then?
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Got a vibration on mine at the minute.

Why did you not replace both sides of front brake pads?
Is the vibration just that or is there any shaking?
Can you feel the vibration through the steering wheel?
Are all the other ball joints ok, drop links, suspension arm rubbers?
Are you sure the front brakes are not still sticking? hand brake levers are prone.
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There is a shudder through the wheel a little. The pads on other wheel were fine. It was only the inner on one side which was worn so they replaced that wheels.

Brake don't seem to be sticking. If the were its usually hot to touch. Am worried aboit going away with a dodgy motor.

Going to change front with back wheel this time and see if this is the same. Sure it will be but the garage suggested it. Already tried with spare. I feel more money being spent.
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Mine would "Chatter" at around 65~70 mph.
Tyres swapped from the estate, no difference.
New front brakes (complete) - no difference.
New drop links, ball joints, track rods - no difference.
New front tyres - fixed!
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The tyre I've changed was initially the spare, which was immaculate and new michelin energy. But suppose both should have been swapped. Will try that.

The garage owner said there is a twisting rotational vibration.

Thing is, this has only occurred since the work done but I supposed the worn links before allowed the wheel to move without shuddering. Now it's much tightèr so you'd feel it.
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If only one pad out of four was worn that indicates a sticky piston that side, which will cause judder under braking and possibly when not. I don't think even our local kwik fit would fit half a set of pads. Get them to do the job properly and make sure they free off the pistons while they're at it which is what they should have done when they saw the uneven pad wear.
Just having two different makes of pads on the same axle will cause uneven braking. It's possible that it's the new pad(s) that's causing this if one's sticking on.
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They said the did all that. I really can't say a bad word about the garage. As I said in a thread below it took a long time before I found this garage and they are fantastic really. Spent two nights checking the problem out.

And if it aint fixed they'd make sure it was. We changed the tyres over and rebalanced them all again and it seems better but as he said if it needs nore seeing to then I just need to call him.

As for pads he put on a set on one of the front wheels. The pistons had problems previously so they may have worn down then but that's a while back.

So vibration better but jury still out. The car is much much tighter since the bits put in. The car used to wobble about.

The garage owner is fantastic.
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When the wheel was off. Very shiny and just noticed rings. It looked okay to me.
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Glad your getting nearer to sorting your problem, just sorted my long term vibration problem (see previous link).
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In garage now. Vibration came back today. Also felt like car was being pulled back. Sure it was like the breaks being on. Anyway handbrake it seems is possibly sticking and brake binding due to high temperature. Maybe that. They are soaking it in release oil over night. Last chance saloon. I'm off on long trip and he's off on long trip I just hope the car manages long trip. We'll see.
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waynedance wrote:Glad your getting nearer to sorting your problem, just sorted my long term vibration problem (see previous link).

Sounded you had a major problem. Hopefully it's fine now.
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Bl00dy car. Still same. The garagiste is off on holiday and this car is not right. Feels like I am driving while pressing slightly on the brakes.
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Sounding like brakes binding due to stiff/seized handbrake mechanism.
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Yeah, thinking that. AnythIng I can do to try and mitigate given my garage is closed?
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