Parafuso Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 My car developed a judder yesterday after 10 mins of driving oingg to work. The steerin wheel started to shake and there was a slight knocking,. I slowed down and it went away. But last night on the way home the same thin happened but more violent and whn I braked it seemed to get worse. Had to crawl home at 20mph for the last mile. It felt like the wheel was loose, but when I checked everything seemed to be in place and correctly bolted. Seems to happen after something is warmed up, Any Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Could be any one of your steering/suspension/driveshaft components. Or a wheel out of balance. Best get it up on a ramp for a proper check-up. Also, at this time of year, I often find a build up of snow/ice on the inside of my wheels. Feels like an out-of-balance wheel, but a lot cheaper to fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafuso Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 definately a steering problem, car keeps wanting to pull off to the left, it keeps snatching and pulling to the left and does not want to steer to the right. when parked I can steer right but wont let me steer to the left and the power steering squeels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Checked yer power steering pump, fluid level and belt? I seem to remember a simlar kind of thing I had on a car once and it turned out one of my engine mounts had perished - the engine was hanging down and sitting on the driveshaft or something nice like that! Garage time, I reckon. Most likely some kind of bush or balljoint problem (track-rod end?), but could be a buggered steering rack, even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafuso Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Cheers Angus belt is squeeling, needs replacing just never ggot round to it. Fluid level in pump is ok and you can see it swilling round in the resevoir, even though a bit slowly. Garage is picking it up in morning as it undrivable. Just hope its not the steering rack!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Handbrake cable frozen? Are the rear brakes (or one) hot, or a lot hotter than the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafuso Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I think its definately a front end problem. The steering wheel is wobbling as its constantly tugging to the left and then lets go every second it feels like, almost rotational. when I parked it up with the engine running I tried to move the steering wheel to the left, it was heavy almost solid, moved it a quater of a turn with all my strength, but the front wheels didn't budge a millimeter. turned the steering wheel right, wheels moved a couple of inches before the power steering started to squeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherv Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Going by your first post i would have said a ball joint or something on that area of the track rod had obliterated itself,but the fact you havent been able to turn the wheel properly at all is worrying Darren i have to admit.I hope it can be sorted ok mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafuso Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Going by your first post i would have said a ball joint or something on that area of the track rod had obliterated itself,but the fact you havent been able to turn the wheel properly at all is worrying Darren i have to admit.I hope it can be sorted ok mate Bit worried myself Derren, the cost of the repair could be more than the cars worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherv Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Bit worried myself Derren, the cost of the repair could be more than the cars worth A new set of brakes and tyres is usually more than an average gen4 is worth these days LOL.Hopefully it isnt anything too drastic mate.Let us know what the score is,and then if you find its a bigger problem than you anticipated we can work on getting it sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen7nnb Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Had this on an old Cavalier I used to have, turned out to be a CV joint. Was terrifying when doing motorway speeds and the steering wheel suddenly tried to pull out of my hands. Slowed to around 30 on a slip road and it went away! Sounds the same to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Loose wheel nuts? Worth the 2 seconds it takes to check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Loose wheel nuts? Worth the 2 seconds it takes to check In 1st post OP says all seems tight. But yes, lose wheel nuts do sound just like this. I know I've been there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Sorry dude, kinda skimped through OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 When your wheel looks like this, you'll know what the problem was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev 16v Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Never been a fan of the "stanced" wheels, Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Never been a fan of the "stanced" wheels, Bryan I must admit I was impressed with it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 check your front brakes for heat, they may be binding. this will cause on of knocking, snatching and also wheel rumble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafuso Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) Had this on an old Cavalier I used to have, turned out to be a CV joint. Was terrifying when doing motorway speeds and the steering wheel suddenly tried to pull out of my hands. Slowed to around 30 on a slip road and it went away! Sounds the same to me! Think you right mate. Just had me mate round(ex mechanic) reckons the CV joint has collapsed in on itself. turned the wheels and the was a massive clunk from the centre of the front left wheels. He did a couple of tests with the clutch putting pressure on the joint to make it click, but 99.9999% sure its CV joint. Spoke to Trevor at TCB parts and he was stumped, never heard of the problem. off to get CV joint Edited December 14, 2012 by Parafuso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherv Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Easily sorted for a mechanic,make sure you get one for ABS-specific or non ABS mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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