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S2 steering vibration
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:55 am
by alastairg
Well cared for S2 coupe 111,000 miles koni dampers new tyres balanced fine vibration thru steering wheel, different speeds, improves on good surfaces to non existent
FASH recent top mount replacement
? have I a major problem ? Find I need to guide local dealer when problems appear
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:26 pm
by Greg_S
have you checked the wishbone bushes and balljoints on the steering?
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 10:46 pm
by s2driver
Yep, wishbone bushes and steering balljoints are a good place to start as James says. Also check the lower balljoints and inner seering arm bushes as the latter are simply tiny rubber bushes and mine are shot. Complete new arms from Vagparts are quite sheap too...I just bought a pair for mine.
How old are your Konis? I have known of these shocks dying after only about 35k miles on a hard-driven S2!!
It also only took me 10k miles to kill my Polyurethane bushes on the front wishbones....I blame big brakes for that!
Lee
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 1:01 am
by Greg_S
Lee, its greg mate. lol.
What colour poly bushes did you have on yours? you can get the lower ball joints on their own also, just have to make sure your wheels are re aligned after since they adjust the camber.
Bit worrying with the KONI's! Hope that dont happen with me.
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 11:33 am
by alastairg
Will do thanks
Konis 60 000 miles old still good but then no track use or hard driving
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 6:10 am
by Bushy
no track use or hard driving
Hold on, why buy a decent car that is dying to be driven hard and just drive like Miss Daisy, are you sure?
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 6:12 am
by Bushy
I would certainly suggeest a 4 wheel alignment as this is as important as wheel balancing
this would also show up any worn bushes etc I guess
Good luck
Bushy
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:28 pm
by s2driver
Bushy wrote:
no track use or hard driving
Hold on, why buy a decent car that is dying to be driven hard and just drive like Miss Daisy, are you sure?
That's the attitude! Drive them like the designers inended them to be driven. Why buy an (R)S-car, otherwise?
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:16 pm
by alastairg
Correction
Of course its been driven hard Edinburgh to Switzerland in a day springs to mind
What I mean is not abused or track work to kill the shocks early!!
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:35 pm
by s2driver
alastairg wrote:Correction
Of course its been driven hard Edinburgh to Switzerland in a day springs to mind
That is certainly a respectable one-day journey! A bit similar distance to my Munich to London one-day blitz...that was one expensive journey as I averaged less than 17mpg! I agree, it is hardly going to excercise the shockers much. It's the cross country B-road thrashes (sorry, I meant trackdays!) that do the damage due to the relentless steering, accelerating and braking maneouvers.
I see you got this problem sorted with a re-balance of the rims (from your for sale thread). Did your tyre fitter need two bites at the cherry to get it right? That doesn't sound too clever!..unless you had lost a balancing weight. Not many fitters clean the rim surface of road grime before bonding new weights in place....idiots! I have lost a few in the past and now try to thoroughly clean my rims before getting new tyres to avoid the problem recurring.
Lee