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#138963 - 07/08/08 01:06 AM steering wheel judder
munky1704 Offline
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hi

my st steering wheel always seems to judder when i brake weather hard or soft have had kwik fit look at the brake discs as someone told me could be warped but kwik fit said all is ok i have had the tracking done twice

any ideas please

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#138964 - 07/08/08 10:21 AM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: munky1704]
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I would second the warped discs - is the kwik fit you went to a reliable garage, keepng in mind that they don't need to be warped much.

What type of pads do you have fitted? I know that some of the pagid/EBC pads, such as red stuff/black stuff can feel "grainy" when they are cold (because they are performance pads) - this could cause a vibration, though I wouldn't describe it as a judder...
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#138965 - 07/08/08 12:20 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: 01fiesta]
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badly uneven worn front tyres a possibility, check steering rack too.
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#138966 - 07/08/08 05:43 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: YellowBadge]
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yeh steering rack and definately check all tyre treads! what tyres you using?

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#138967 - 07/08/08 06:29 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: Bradders]
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hey guys

thanks for the info steering rack sounds expensive how much you reckon would that be normal for a car with only 11300 miles on it

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#138968 - 07/08/08 06:31 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: Bradders]
munky1704 Offline
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hi

using p zero which it came with

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#138969 - 07/08/08 08:38 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: Bradders]
munky1704 Offline
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hi

using p zeros which it came with

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#138970 - 07/08/08 08:42 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: munky1704]
gsidave Offline
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warped discs
if they were mine id have them skimmed on the car defo no juddering then

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#138971 - 07/08/08 08:49 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: gsidave]
munky1704 Offline
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thanks for the reply i heard a place by me power engineering do that (disc skimming) i might check it out

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#138972 - 07/08/08 09:27 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: munky1704]
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Could be a twisted tyre. this happened to my dad's vectra (the shame). the rear right tyre was twisted (liek a chinese burn) and it made the stearing wheel wobble a good 1/2" or so...... bizare?!
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#138973 - 07/08/08 09:46 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: steve1981]
munky1704 Offline
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thanks for info all comments glady noted new to the ford st scene thought this might be a good place of info

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#138974 - 11/08/08 02:29 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: munky1704]
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just get ford to take a look! and dont take "nothings wrong" as an answer. They will need to check the tyres, discs, steering rack, the lot! let us know how you get on

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#138975 - 12/08/08 06:36 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: Bradders]
munky1704 Offline
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had the discs skimmed today drives great now thanks for all the comments and info

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#138976 - 12/08/08 07:39 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: munky1704]
gsidave Offline
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Quote:

had the discs skimmed today drives great now thanks for all the comments and info


just bed them in like a new set for a while

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#138977 - 12/08/08 11:31 PM Re: steering wheel judder [Re: gsidave]
munky1704 Offline
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will do mate thanks for advice how long do you need to bed them in for same as new ones

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