Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 99 2.0 low speed steering wheel wobble

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Wed 3 Jun 2009 22:54
99 2.0 low speed steering wheel wobble - neiljules
I have just bought a Mondeo and have steering wheel wobble at low speeds 10-30mph and a shuddering over 85mph... What would cause this? from reading up it looks like a wheel balancing issue. Is there anything else it could be? and how much should I be paying for wheel balancing?

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Thu 4 Jun 2009 01:17
99 2.0 low speed steering wheel wobble - Peter.N.
Sounds more like a defective tyre. Jack the front wheels up just clear of the ground and rotate them, watching the gap between tyre and ground.
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Thu 4 Jun 2009 08:27
99 2.0 low speed steering wheel wobble - Saltrampen
Just remember there will be a flat spot for a little while, at the spot where the tyre was touching the ground.
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Thu 4 Jun 2009 18:45
99 2.0 low speed steering wheel wobble - jonny10buds
A low speed wobble is usually an out of round tyre or a tyre with an egg in it. If the car then vibrates at high speed, 70-90 mph that indicates it's a rear tyre, if its the fronts they usually cause a vibration at about 60 mph
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