406 HDi - Steering wheel Vibrates

Hi,

Yr 2000 W-reg 2.0 Hdi 406.
Most of the driving I do is motorway work and there is 60000 on the clock
with FSH.

However, it is becoming more and more noticable that at around the 80mph
mark the steering wheel vibrates heavily - if I slow down to about 60 then
it is not so bad (but it still does it) and if I speed up to about 90mph
then likewise.

Also, when braking realtively hard, although not hard enough for the ABS to
kick in I get the same effect. I have renewed discs and pads about 4000
miles ago. Also fitted a new engine mount.

Any ideas?

TIA
Oli

 

Have you had the wheels balanced. I have found on a couple of cars (a
Cortina and, later, a Princess) that even normal "wheel off" balancing
did not work and I have had to have them balanced in situ.

 

Can't say I have - ill take it to my local garage and get them to check the
balancing. Maybe even later today. Ill let you know what happens! Thanks.

 

Defo sounds like a wheel balancing job to me

 

Sorted!
Was the wheel balancing. The guy who did it for me said that "they were
well out of line". I have just vowed NEVER to go back to my local Peugeot
Garage - im not going to name them but they have caused me more trouble than
they are worth. Time for the manager to get a letter methinks!

Thanks Buccaneer and Longshot!

 

Glad your sorted. The only time I go anywhere near Pug main dealers is to
test drive one of their cars. Let the salesman start salivating and then
go and buy one elsehwhere!

 

: Sorted!
: Was the wheel balancing. The guy who did it for me said that "they were
: well out of line". I have just vowed NEVER to go back to my local Peugeot
: Garage - im not going to name them but they have caused me more trouble
than
: they are worth. Time for the manager to get a letter methinks!
:
: Thanks Buccaneer and Longshot!

:
:
name them!!