Re: Steering column shakes

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

Does this mean you're rims are not hubcentric?

Mark . . .
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
*BIRTH*SCHOOL*WORK*DEATH*

On Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:39:45 -0400 (EDT) greenchester@iname.com writes:
>Don't if you got this the first time, got returned to me. If you did 
>then sorry for the duplicate message. 
>
>As for you problem I had the simmilar problem with my '81 and it just 
>appeared slowly. I have loose steering so I thought that was the 
>problem but it was not.( still loose) Had the car aligned and 
>balanced. No good. Still had a vibration at 65-70 and 80+ and was real 
>odd. I have 15 BBS and the solution was to put centering rings( I 
>think that is what they are called) Waht it is is a ring that goes 
>between your hub and the wheel. It makes sure the rim is centered in 
>the hub (centering does no rely on the wheel bolts). Worked wonders. 
>Smooth sailing since. Good luck.
>
>Mark H”usler
>
>'81 Scirocco S, 2.0 Eurospec, looks like hell
>'94 Toyota 4x4, got to play in the mud, daily
>
> ---- you wrote: 
>> i just got back from one of the longest road trips ever! my 84 
>scirocco
>> never missed a beat. i did however experience something odd. my 
>steering
>> wheel vibrates quite badly at 105kmph and 115kmph and anything over
>> 125kmph. i don't think it's my tires/ rims as they are new and were
>> balanced. could this be an alignment problem? bad motor mount? what? 
>i
>> have no clue where to start to look.
>> 
>
>
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