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Re: shakieness in steering wheel (archive)
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Posted by Greg on July 29, 2001 at 00:37:31:

In Reply to: shakieness in steering wheel posted by Jeff Fenn on July 28, 2001 at 19:13:03:


Hey guys

when I drive my 1981 320i there is alot of shakieness in the steering wheel. Some sort of wierd vibration. I am not sure if it coming from the suspension tires and wheels or if it is a vibration from the engine. What do you guys think.

Thanks

Jeff fenn

I had a 1977 320i and remember it having a slight shimmy at about 50-55mph, even when it was brand new. I eventually spoke to a couple different factory mechanics and they both informed me that this was a common problem, a design defect. It never felt that it would cause the car to go out of control, but at times it became a bit annoying. After, I upgraded the shocks to Bilsteins and tires to a wider 205/13, it became hardly noticeable. Also, frequent front-end alignments didn't hurt either.

Greg

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