Lowspeed vibration in steering wheel

billy · Post by **billy** » 24 Apr 2012, 04:42

I feel and can see the steering vibration at low speeds. thanks for your suggestions

Post by **JRL** » 24 Apr 2012, 05:57

If it seems to get a bit better the faster you go, you probably have a (or more than one) severly bent wheels.
Obviously it could be other things, you need to take it to a COMPETANT front end shop

Post by **rspi** » 24 Apr 2012, 08:28

There is a difference between vibration (like a buzz) and shaking (like wobbeling).

Check these mounts: https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =1&t=48287

SHAKAMAMBUTU89 · Post by **SHAKAMAMBUTU89** » 24 Apr 2012, 15:24

While idling and when you let go of the accelerator when in drive or while accelerating?

Post by **MoVolvos** » 25 Apr 2012, 00:04

SHAKAMAMBUTU89 wrote:While idling and

Are you saying your car is running rough all the time and it is seen in the steering wheel? Your Subject says "Lowspeed vibration" but you've added "while idling and when you let go of the accelerator when in drive or while accelerating.

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EDIT: if you meant to say low speed as to low frequency vibration of steering wheel rather than speed of vehicle when it is vibrating than follow rspi's link and look carefully at the engine mounts.

Blessings,
BKM
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SHAKAMAMBUTU89 · Post by **SHAKAMAMBUTU89** » 25 Apr 2012, 08:11

By the way... Where is the lower engine mount? Does anyone have any pictures and how to tell whether its worn out or not? Also can anyone tell me how to change it?

Post by **jblackburn** » 25 Apr 2012, 08:15

"Front" engine mount:
http://volvospeed.com/volvo_repairs_how ... mount.html

I will confirm the bent rim situation - my wheel shakes a bit at 25 from where I hit something in the road, blew out a tire, and hit a curb head-on. The rim is still bent, but it balances out after 25 and below 80.

SHAKAMAMBUTU89 · Post by **SHAKAMAMBUTU89** » 25 Apr 2012, 08:51

Thanks!

I will just describe the vibration in my car. when my car is in idle whether parked or in drive, the whole steering wheel and engine vibrate abnormally and when I press the gas there isn't a smooth sound, It's more like a sound that you would hear in a Subaru. (bubbly unvolvolike sound.)

What happened was that my upper mount broke completely so the car was vibrating even more than it is now. I took out the broken mount and drove without a mount for a few day's. After that the vibration and shaking got worse. I then changed upper mount and the vibration got less. But still, there is an abnormal vibration in my steering wheel and engine. Could the upper mount have affected the lower mount?

Sorry if this sounds complicated :S

Post by **jblackburn** » 25 Apr 2012, 08:55

OK, that sounds like that lower mount is completely collapsed and your engine is resting almost entirely on the subframe. As you can imagine, a big vibrating motor (especially one with an odd number of cylinders that is hard to balance out) resting on metal will transmit a lot of vibration through the whole car.

SHAKAMAMBUTU89 · Post by **SHAKAMAMBUTU89** » 25 Apr 2012, 09:00

Gosh thanks! I did like so many things before you told me this. I changed plugs, wires, and was even going to do that MAF sensor because I was thinking it was the misfiring of the engine that was causing all this

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Hope it works!!!