Vibration at 75/80mph+

[nath86]

As above im getting vibration/shaking at around 80mph, mostly through the steering wheel although i can feel it through the seat too. Im not able to drive through said vibration.
Ive had the wheels re-aligned and balanced and changed track rod ends. Is there any thing else i can check before i take it to a garage.

 

[Legojon]

As above im getting vibration/shaking at around 80mph, mostly through the steering wheel although i can feel it through the seat too. Im not able to drive through said vibration.
Ive had the wheels re-aligned and balanced and changed track rod ends. Is there any thing else i can check before i take it to a garage.

Have you jacked it up and checked the wheels for play? Any bearing like noise? Wheels or tyres buckled?

 

[Jimbobcook]

As above im getting vibration/shaking at around 80mph, mostly through the steering wheel although i can feel it through the seat too. Im not able to drive through said vibration.
Ive had the wheels re-aligned and balanced and changed track rod ends. Is there any thing else i can check before i take it to a garage.

On my previous MK2 Leon I had an issue like this and it turned out to be the insides of the tyres had turned into 50p's so from the outside it looked fine but on closer inspection the alignment I had done had solved it for the future but the damage had been done on the current tyres...

The noise also got worse the faster I went over 70ish...

 

[kanyewest]

as above, check your tyres! i had a rumble above 35mph and it was because i had bumps on my tyre

i actually got the damage on the way to the doncaster meet but it prompted me to get new tyres, so every cloud

 

[nath86]

Have you jacked it up and checked the wheels for play? Any bearing like noise? Wheels or tyres buckled?

Next on the list is to check for play tonight. Will try and see if buckled but a slight buckle gonna be hard to spot.

 

[nath86]

On my previous MK2 Leon I had an issue like this and it turned out to be the insides of the tyres had turned into 50p's so from the outside it looked fine but on closer inspection the alignment I had done had solved it for the future but the damage had been done on the current tyres...

The noise also got worse the faster I went over 70ish...

No noise just shaking/vibration

 

[t121anf]

Sawtoothing tyres

 

[nath86]

Sawtoothing tyres

Can you elaborate on this not heard the term before

 

[R3k1355]

Can you elaborate on this not heard the term before

It means your rear alignment is way out, when you had it checked was it a full 4-wheel job or just the front tracking?

Also if you've had the wheels balanced did you ask them if there was any issues?
I've got one buckled wheel, the tyre place told me it was buckled and they balanced it as best they could.

 

[nath86]

Yea i was full 4 wheel alignment. Tbh i didnt ask and they never mentioned anything

 

[leontsibob]

R the tyres on the right way round, I had this on my cupra, turns out it was rotational tyres being put on the wrong way


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[nath86]

R the tyres on the right way round, I had this on my cupra, turns out it was rotational tyres being put on the wrong way


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Yea 100%. Although i think my front passenger is misshapen but i am gonna get a second opinion on it

 

[jonnybravo]

as above MX beat me too it

 

[gurpz94]

I've got the same as OP. No play in bearings/bushes and I've got new tyres only done 500 miles if that

 

[nath86]

I will post an update on my findings once ive been garage

 

[cupra_ahhh]

I have same issue on my 2009 Cupra,my initial thought was the balancing, but I've yet to get it looked at or check the wheels myself.

 

[nath86]

Just had a call off garage... they seem to think the flat spot is on the wheel not the tyre.....any1 selling a set of standard cupra wheels

 

[Legojon]

Just had a call off garage... they seem to think the flat spot is on the wheel not the tyre.....any1 selling a set of standard cupra wheels

Can the wheel not be repaired? Not sure on the extent of it, but I had a buckled wheel repaired by a specialist for £50.
http://www.discounttyresuk.co.uk/news/buckled-alloy-wheel-repairs/buckled-alloy-wheel-repairs

 

[nath86]

Yea hopefully getting a call bk on that over the weekend. As passenger wheel has an obvious flat spot and a slight flat spot on driver side.. dont seem to be many places that do it round here

 

[nath86]

Unfortunately not got to the bottom of this..... long shot but does anyone on here live around cornwall and have a set of wheels i can borrow so i can eliminate the issue being mine