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Tue 15 Oct 2002 21:14

vibration when winding steering wheel - Ben79

1999 Citroen Xsara 1.4 manual, 24,000 miles.
When turning left at about 10-15mph and when the car is warm (never been able to replicate this when cold), I get a vibration on tightish left corners while winding the steering wheel at about 15mph. The noise stops if I hold the steering wheel still.

The vibration is worse when the road is cambered towards the right (i.e. tight left downhill).

The car uses 185-65R14 michelin energy tyres and they have worn evenly and have a fair amount of tread.

The vibration can be felt through the body more than the steering wheel and sounds quite loud (loud enough to hear over a moderate radio volume)

Many thanks in advance
Ben

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Tue 15 Oct 2002 21:17

vibration when winding steering wheel - Ben79

I forgot to say, I also get a shaky steering wheel, (but the passengers notice my hands shaking more than the car) under light braking at motorway speeds. By braking harder, the vibration can be overcome.

The pads and discs were changed 7,000 miles ago and am now using ATE powerdiscs.

Thanks

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