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    Euro steering vibrating

    Hi guys,

    Would appreciate some assistance with my Euro 04 model @ 80k I purchased recently. It appears to have steering wheel wobble/vibration above 80kmh, not noticeable when traveling around 60kmh. It does have big 20" low profile wheels with lowered suspension but I'm not sure what is causing this any helpful comments are welcome.

    Also on cold starts in the morning the engine exhibits a whining noise until it warms up is this normal.

    Thanks!

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    hey mate i just did a quck search, check this thread out http://ozhonda.com/forum/showthread....+wheel+shaking might help u figure out whats wrong

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    Your rims might have lost a wheel weight. Just get them rebalanced.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lilwilliam View Post
    hey mate i just did a quck search, check this thread out http://ozhonda.com/forum/showthread....+wheel+shaking might help u figure out whats wrong
    Thanks William I had a read of that thread. I hope it is as simple as a rebalancing of wheels but by the sounds of it, it may end up being the drive shafts. I will work my way up and see how we go.

    Thanks to all.

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    Mine is really bad between 80 and 110kph, and im pretty sure its my drive shafts. I am not sure whether it is worth the money to fix it if it isn't causing any major issues atm. I can live with the vibrations for the moment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by npcan2 View Post
    Mine is really bad between 80 and 110kph, and im pretty sure its my drive shafts. I am not sure whether it is worth the money to fix it if it isn't causing any major issues atm. I can live with the vibrations for the moment.
    How many kms has yours done? I would find it annoying particularly on long journeys I would have to get it fixed but will get a Honda service dealer check and advise first.

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    My car has been doing it for about 40,000kms. It started after my dad was driving my car and ran into a curb he couldn't see in a shopping centre car park.

    He felt the vibrations after that, so he put it through insurance and they had the car for over 2 months and couldn't fix the problem. I'm pretty sure they never checked out the drive shafts though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by npcan2 View Post
    My car has been doing it for about 40,000kms. It started after my dad was driving my car and ran into a curb he couldn't see in a shopping centre car park.

    He felt the vibrations after that, so he put it through insurance and they had the car for over 2 months and couldn't fix the problem. I'm pretty sure they never checked out the drive shafts though.

    If you have run into a curb, my first suspision is the alloy/steel wheel is bend or cracked or deformed. Either of these conditions will cause an out of balance situation for the affected wheel and hence steering vibration at certain speed.

    Perhaps you should go to a reputable tyre shop and get them to check out the wheels.

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    Since the incident happened, i've got new wheels, tyres and buddyclub n+. None of them have affected the vibrations. The only thing that did affect vibrations was getting headers; after which the vibrations got worse.

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    After getting the Honda serviced and inspected for steering vibrations turns out the rims where badly buckled and unbalanced after changing the wheels the euro drove smooth as silk tested upto 120kmh.

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