Steering wheel wobble...

[Steve-o]

I have a major wobble at 50mph give or take 5mph. Its really bad, doesnt matter if im braking or not. Not the brakes so would it be a link or bush etc? thanks in advance

Jake,

I have a '95 530i with 90k mi. on it and I'm having the same problem. I had the lower control arms and bushings replaced yesterday and I'm still having the problem. It helped some, but didn't eliminate it. Now, they are telling me that maybe it's the driveshaft that is out of balance.
I'll keep you posted as to the progress. Please let me know what you find.

Steve-o

[632 Regal]

maybe you need to find another mechanic that inspects instead of guessing.

Now, they are telling me that maybe it's the *insert expensive part here*

[Jake Casson]

Will do Steve-o.

Any other ideas dudes, cant get hold of my grease monkey yet....?

[stu1]

Any vibration is always the result of something being out of balance. Replacing the bushes may damp it down a bit but won't cure the problem.

I've only had this happen once, in that case it was the wheels out of balance. Start with the most likely stuff - tyres and wheels. It's cheap to get them checked.

Stu.

[Jake Casson]

Def not wheels, brakes, tracking.

Once up on ramp should be fairly easy for the trained eye. Thought it might have been a really common problem with e34s but doesnt look like it from this site.

Cheers