ford focus tddi 1.8 2000 estate x reg - ford focus tddi vibrating

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Tue 23 Mar 2010 11:44
ford focus tddi 1.8 2000 estate x reg - ford focus tddi vibrating - bettysands

hi

My focus diesel estate is vibrating through the steering wheel and pedal when breaking. i have changed the discs and pads but it is still vibrating. i also notice that when i had the tyres changed that the front tyres were worn badly on the inside of the tyres. any thoughts is it supsension etc. thanks. regards brett

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Tue 23 Mar 2010 12:35
ford focus tddi 1.8 2000 estate x reg - ford focus tddi vibrating - Peter.N.

the tyre wear indicated that the wheels are towing out and the tracking wants adjusting, did changing the tyres make any difference to the vibration? because they can go 'out of round' which can cause this sort of trouble. i would think that the first step would be to have the tracking adjusted.

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Tue 23 Mar 2010 15:02
ford focus tddi 1.8 2000 estate x reg - ford focus tddi vibrating - bettysands

hi, changing the tyres didn't make any difference to the vibrating, will have the tracking adjusted to see if this helps, thanks.

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