Steering Wobble

[supramad77]

Guys the gs 300 has a bit of a wobble on the steering i think. Not all the time but it kinda bugging me now. I read somewhere it's common but what cause's it?

Cheers

Pat

[Saraj]

wheel alignment is your best bet

[JapFreak786]

there are a number of causes for steering wobble :

imbalanced tyres (get them done at a road force place,does them at higher speeds)

worn out ball joints

worn control arm bushes

worn steering rack bushes

loose steering rack

worn discs

after those are done and it's still wobbling,then it'll be the upper control arm's i'd say...

[Mike246]

Here's my twp pennith.

Assuming it is not just on braking, most likely cause is wheel balacing. Otherwise it could be a slight buckle on a front wheel which cannot be eliminated on balancing. That's what I found.

Get the front and back wheels interchanged and see if it goes away. Simples!

[mikethebike]

Here's my twp pennith.

Assuming it is not just on braking, most likely cause is wheel balacing. Otherwise it could be a slight buckle on a front wheel which cannot be eliminated on balancing. That's what I found.

Get the front and back wheels interchanged and see if it goes away. Simples!

Hi,

I have just bought a GS300 and I have a similar problem, but only when braking.

At speeds over 40, when just touching the brakes I get bad steering wobble, the harder I brake the less it wobbles. I checked the disks and pads, the disks look fairly new and the pads are fine.

I had 4 new tyres/balanced etc.

There are no transmission/suspension noises, steering etc is all nice and crisp.

Ant thoughts?

Cheers

Mick

[Mike246]

You should suspect/eliminate the discs.

In my experience the front ones last for 20,000 miles and the rear ones for 40,000. Either will warp and cause judder on braking although with the rears you will barely feel it through the steering.

My 140k 1998 is on its 7th set of front discs. I do not believe that aftermarket ones are better than the OEM ones in this respect.

[mikethebike]

You should suspect/eliminate the discs.

In my experience the front ones last for 20,000 miles and the rear ones for 40,000. Either will warp and cause judder on braking although with the rears you will barely feel it through the steering.

My 140k 1998 is on its 7th set of front discs. I do not believe that aftermarket ones are better than the OEM ones in this respect.

Thanks Mike,

I will give them a try.

Cheers

Mick

[mikethebike]

You should suspect/eliminate the discs.

In my experience the front ones last for 20,000 miles and the rear ones for 40,000. Either will warp and cause judder on braking although with the rears you will barely feel it through the steering.

My 140k 1998 is on its 7th set of front discs. I do not believe that aftermarket ones are better than the OEM ones in this respect.

Thanks Mike,

I will give them a try.

Cheers

Mick

after further investigation I found the following:

it felt like disks were warped (that stop/go feeling)

when the steering wobble was evident, I could feel the gear lever moving

turns out to be one of the rear trailing arms is shot. Having that done at the moment, lets see if that cures the problem

[mikethebike]

You should suspect/eliminate the discs.

In my experience the front ones last for 20,000 miles and the rear ones for 40,000. Either will warp and cause judder on braking although with the rears you will barely feel it through the steering.

My 140k 1998 is on its 7th set of front discs. I do not believe that aftermarket ones are better than the OEM ones in this respect.

Thanks Mike,

I will give them a try.

Cheers

Mick

after further investigation I found the following:

it felt like disks were warped (that stop/go feeling)

when the steering wobble was evident, I could feel the gear lever moving

turns out to be one of the rear trailing arms is shot. Having that done at the moment, lets see if that cures the problem

I meant to post the final result here...turns out both trailing arms needed doing. Previous owner changed the disks and pads (it had new disks and pads all round), but did not resolve the cause. Result was the two new front disks had warped again, so also need two new front disks. All driving just dandy now though.

Mick

[Hammers 88]

I had a sterring wheel wobble at about 60ish. Just had two new front tyres fitted as they were wearing out. Had them balanced and the tracking done and the wheel wobble has stopped.

[Swindon Andy]

A nice new set of tyres all balanced will make the best out of a car that has other stuff worn, such as bushes, trailing arms etc. You think it was the tyres, but that can mask the underlying reasons. If you keep needing rebalancing, look to find/replace the worn stuff in due course.