Vibration In Steering Wheel.

Hey guys like title says, I have a vibration in the steering wheel as soon I start driving or after 20 km/h. I went to the mechanic the other day and he test drove the car too but he couldn't figure out what it was.

He ruled it out to be a tranny mount but when the car is in neutral, the vibration is still there ( I assume its not tranny mount because its in neutral and vibration in there. )

I have no pulsation while braking in the brake pedal, steering wheel or seats.

Any suggestions ? i dont want to replace the tranny mount and the vibration still exists.

Thanks

Have you replaced a drive axle with an aftermarket replacement?

Did he check the wheels on a balancer? Try rotating them, if it moves, wheel/tire, if not, as noted, most likely a bad inner cv joint.

fruitcakesa said:

Have you replaced a drive axle with an aftermarket replacement?

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Replaced it with a rebuilt one

fruitcakesa said:

Have you replaced a drive axle with an aftermarket replacement?

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I was always skeptical about replacing axles with after market units, so I got a oem rebuilt which lasted roughly 7k miles and the inner joint let go. I then brought a new after market one and my wagon feels like new again. So don't judge, but hopefully I get more than 7k lol we'll see.


Bajan

red16vdub said:

I was always skeptical about replacing axles with after market units, so I got a oem rebuilt which lasted roughly 7k miles and the inner joint let go. I then brought a new after market one and my wagon feels like new again. So don't judge, but hopefully I get more than 7k lol we'll see.


Bajan

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What brand if you know ? and how do you tell which side is gone ? because the mechanic pulled on the wheels and the cv axles and nothing really moved.

xFlandies said:

What brand if you know ? and how do you tell which side is gone ? because the mechanic pulled on the wheels and the cv axles and nothing really moved.

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I don't remember the brand but I got it from O'Reilly Auto Parts. I had the car on the lift and had the belly pan remove, My Mechanic thought it felt like a bad dog bone mount, so thats the first thing I check, but that was ok. I then grab the left side axle because thats where most the vibration was coming from but that to was good, then I grab the right one and the inner joint was internally destroyed. I was suprise cause I replace that axle about 4 months ago with OEM rebuilt.

CORRECTION. My rebuilt OEM came from O'Reilly Auto Parts. I exchange the OEM rebuilt which was warranty and have that as a spare in garage.
The new axle I replace it with came from WORLDPAC AUTO PARTS.

Control arm bushings?

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Control arm bushings?

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Hmm, I was looking at the symptoms of bad control arm bushings and I have no clunks or anything.

Like the vibration is still there while braking, and not braking. The steering wheel doesn't move back and forth like it would if it was warped rotors or unbalanced wheel.

A little update: While driving, both while accelerating and not accelerating, I put my foot against the side of the brake pedal and I feel a vibration. I was also feeling this vibration in the gas pedal a few times.

Any thoughts ?

Have wheels and tires been ruled out by rotating them?

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Have wheels and tires been ruled out by rotating them?

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last time I changed them, the idiot mechanic told me they didnt have to be balanced, I went back and the results came out to be unbalanced so I got that solved ( wheel was shaking like crazy at highway speeds ). I will be getting snow tires soon if it starts to snow a lot and will see if that helps

Inner CV joints: vibration under acceleration but no vibration under deceleration (unless severely, severely worn)
Outer CV joints: popping noise while turning, particularly sharp turns.

Rear control arm bushing tend to make clunking sounds even going from forward to reverse or vise versa

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PGM jetta said:

Inner CV joints: vibration under acceleration but no vibration under deceleration (unless severely, severely worn)
Outer CV joints: popping noise while turning, particularly sharp turns.

Rear control arm bushing tend to make clunking sounds even going from forward to reverse or vise versa

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No clunks, or popping noise.

Vibration is there whether i am cursing in neutral or in drive.

I can't recall signs of front control arm bushing wear. But it sounds like your troubles are in in your tire/rim/rotor

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PGM jetta said:

I can't recall signs of front control arm bushing wear. But it sounds like your troubles are in in your tire/rim/rotor

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Yeah im thinking that too, anyways thanks for everyone who replied.