Steering wheel vibration

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Sun Sep 29, 13 7:45 pm

I've got the GTX running well but I'm getting a lot of engine vibration through the steering wheel. It's manual steering.
Is this fairly common or does anyone know how to reduce it?

charger01 · Post by **charger01** » Sun Sep 29, 13 7:50 pm

Tracking & wheel balance I would have thought . I'm manual & don't get any vibration.

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Sun Sep 29, 13 8:02 pm

It's not that as you can feel the vibration at standstill.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sun Sep 29, 13 8:21 pm

Hey Sinny.............
No expert, but any chance that your headers or something is touching the steering shaft......hence its transmitting the engine pulses right into your hand

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sun Sep 29, 13 9:36 pm

Good call Dave and also if the headers are touching the torsion bars they'll transmit vibration thru the suspension, same for any part of the steering links and arms touching the sump etc

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Sun Sep 29, 13 10:26 pm

Thanks boys, Nothing is touching the steering shaft or the torsion bars. Thats what has got me stumped!

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Mon Sep 30, 13 1:36 pm

Possibilty that the actual column is slightly off center (or normal) and hence what clamps them in situe is touching rather than being bushed as it goes through the bulkhead?

If its not touching in the engine compartment then that's where I'd be looking next?

charger01 · Post by **charger01** » Mon Sep 30, 13 1:40 pm

A mate here had a vibration like that on a 383 car. It turned out to be the gearbox. Swapped it out & it was fine after. Went through all the usual stuff as mentioned above . Dunc swapped it out in the end & sorted it.

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Tue Oct 01, 13 12:32 pm

Thanks guy's, I'll take another look at the weekend.

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue Oct 01, 13 12:36 pm

Steering box is tight tight on k frame ?

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Oct 01, 13 12:58 pm

I put new engine mounts on my car which lifted the engine slightly and made the exhaust downpipe just touch the floorpan near the pedals. This transmitted, at idle, into vibration in the steering column....might be worth a look