Re: Steering column shakes

[greenchester@iname.com]

yea I guess it would. But now they are. 

mark hausler
'81 scirocco S


 ---- you wrote: 
> 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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