R56 Very Confused with shaky steering wheel, Need help!
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Very Confused with shaky steering wheel, Need help!
Hello all! I have a 2011 Mini cooper s LCI. My question/problem doesn't really matter the model, anyway I have a super shaky steering wheel problem. It had originally started 2 weeks ago when I put my summer tires and wheels on. Had them on last summer and no problems. Swapped them on and literally doesn't even feel they are connected. Above 45 mph it will move the steering wheel back and forth pretty crazy. So I had them balanced about 4 times and still didn't work. I might have found a bend in one of the summer wheels.. Okay. No problem! I swap my stock setup from the factory and I thought it was going to work and now it just does the same thing! Was perfect 2 weeks ago, no problems then.. What do you think it could be?? I have balanced both sets I have put on there numerous times, I had an alignment not even 6 months ago and there are no bends in my stock setup. Please help!
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laserbluebain (03-29-2018)
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Hello all! I have a 2011 Mini cooper s LCI. My question/problem doesn't really matter the model, anyway I have a super shaky steering wheel problem. It had originally started 2 weeks ago when I put my summer tires and wheels on. Had them on last summer and no problems. Swapped them on and literally doesn't even feel they are connected. Above 45 mph it will move the steering wheel back and forth pretty crazy. So I had them balanced about 4 times and still didn't work. I might have found a bend in one of the summer wheels.. Okay. No problem! I swap my stock setup from the factory and I thought it was going to work and now it just does the same thing! Was perfect 2 weeks ago, no problems then.. What do you think it could be?? I have balanced both sets I have put on there numerous times, I had an alignment not even 6 months ago and there are no bends in my stock setup. Please help!
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laserbluebain (03-29-2018)
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As mentioned it could be anything within the suspension once you have ruled out wheels/tires. On mine it was the axles that needed replaced.. It shook from around 40-60 mph but was much better above and below that some how... Hapened right at 100,000 miles but I probably helped it with lowering my car more then average..
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Usually wheel bearings make noise not shimmy. Are you running any spacers on the wheels? If so you may need to remove to see if the shimmy goes away and eliminate them as the problem. By the way when you took into the shop to check the suspension what was their diagnosis for the shimmy when they road tested the vehicle?
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I am not running any wheel spacers on my mini and never have before. They diagnosed it as a bent rim in the front left and told me to swap my other wheels on to see if it continues and I did and it just continues. Now that I call to make an appointment, they aren't able to get me in til next thursday!
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I am not running any wheel spacers on my mini and never have before. They diagnosed it as a bent rim in the front left and told me to swap my other wheels on to see if it continues and I did and it just continues. Now that I call to make an appointment, they aren't able to get me in til next thursday!
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