bmw 325i slight vibration

[540buddy]

Good Day

E90 325i auto 178k km on the clock has a slight vibration on the steering wheel at speeds in excess of 100km/h.

What should I be checking for?

Where in cape town is a good place to check suspension on the beemers?

Thank you
Buddy

 

[NAS325ci]

I would check wheels if they are straight try to get them balanced if wheels balance properly then check Suspension parts.

 

[540buddy]

Good day

I am having tyres replaced and wheels balanced.

If this does not resolve the issue, I will look at the thrust arms. Please advise if you can only replace the bushes, what is the best make of bushes for the suspension.

Please advise where in cape town is a good BMW suspension specialist.

Kind Regards
Buddy Solomons

 

[Lizzard]

Bushes will give you a problem when going over humps etc, not at highway speed. Your car would of course be going to one side if that was the case or be all over the road, and you not complaining of this. So dont think it is bushes.

You say the vibration is only above 100km/h then it must be the wheels itself, what happens the moment you touch your brakes, do the vibration increase, i.e get worse or not. What you also can do is jack the car up, wheel at a time and then spin the wheel freehand. Listen to the wheel to hear if there is any screeching sound like a grrr - grr -grr (have no idea how to explain this in english). If your wheel does this then it is the disc's that needs skimming or new disc, but do this first before going to put new wheels on the car. And do all 4 wheels.

Hope this gives you some ideas to look into the problem.

 

[540buddy]

Good Day

Great thank you, I will provide feedback once I have done the test

The vibration decreases when I brake.

Buddy

 

[bmw220i]

Agree with Lizzard, bushes u probably feel going over bumps, sometimes with a rumbling on uneven surfaces.

Vibration most likely balancing, but if u getting a new set of wheels with balancing, hopefully it goes away.

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[540buddy]

Hi there

Tyres where replaced, vibration gone - Yippee

I may still look at the control arm bushes in the future.

Thank you
Buddy Solomos

 

[M-Shadow Line]

Maybe Propshaft if manual?