Vibration

[Baz]

I think there a wheel bearing going in the st.. are they prone to going in the K10's wheels are new so they're not buckled/warped.I jack the back of the car up and shook the wheel left to right,top to bottom looking for play but there's none.any ideas??

 

[K10Daz]

Where can you feel the vibration coming from? Is it proportionate to speed? Does it get louder when turning?

If your wheels are new - maybe one of the weights have come off knocking out your wheel balance.
Wheel bearings dont really make a vibration as such - just a whirring noise typical of a wheel bearing
Could maybe be a worn track rod end?

Just throwing ideas here mate!

Daz

 

[Baz]

The vibration itself gets more noticable when driving slow its coming from the back drivers side of the car,could it be the brake catching on that side?

 

[K10Daz]

try applying your handbrake a click or two and see if it makes a difference. Could be a worn suspension bush or axle bush at the back - although that would probably make a knockin noise too.

Daz

 

[Burfy]

jack the ass-end up and try and rotate the wheel with your hands (while the hand-brake is off) if it's hard/impossible to turn you gotta find a way to disable the brakes (i had to snap the cable and push it back through) my back right brake had locked up (without me realizing) and i drove around for 3 weeks at LEAST before i opened up the drums to find a nice pile of brake dust collected inside lol.... oops?

 

[Baz]

Jacked her up and the wheels rotate freely. . . .kind of a mystery at this stage

 

[Burfy]

it's GOTTA be a bushing then... as to which one it is, is a matter of you finding it i guess

 

[K10Daz]

Look for cracked or perished rubbers around the bushes.
Because i cant see the car its kinda hard for me to help you anymore mate sorry.

 

[Baz]

Look for cracked or perished rubbers around the bushes.
Because i cant see the car its kinda hard for me to help you anymore mate sorry.

Thanks alot lads will check that as soon I get a chance,are they a job to change?

 

[K10Daz]

never done them on a k10, done plenty on Lagunas and a few on clios - aint too bad onn them mate!