intermitent vibration
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Topic: intermitent vibration
Posted By: Steve Bmw 535i
Subject: intermitent vibration
Date Posted: 01-February-2011 at 19:45
Hi i am a new member so bear with me,I have a bmw535i which has got a problem with intermitent vibration which starts up occasionally after 6miles approx on a run.It starts witha small vibration under the seats then travels forward to come up through the steering wheel.Sometimes it goes by itself or when you slow down or stop and restart your journey its gone.I have had new tyres all round laser wheel alignment and balancing done still fault is there.can anybody advise me what to do next cheers Steve.
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Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 02-February-2011 at 17:19
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Hi and welcome to the forum. I am assuming you have an E39 5er made between 1996 and 2003. The E39s are fussy when it comes to having the wheels balanced other than spot on. I got two new rear tyres fitted to mine and I watched the fitters balance the tyres but the first time up to 70mph the car juddered. Local garage re-balanced the wheels and the vibration went. Re-balancing the wheels is the easiest and cheapest option at the moment. If it isn't the wheels it could be anyone of lots of things from distorted CV joints, wheel bearings, unbalanced prop shaft/drive shaft, bent suspension components but I would like to think that the garage that did the wheel alignment would have spotted anything amiss with the suspension components. Did you get a full four wheel laser alignment done? The E39 needs a this and not just a tweak on the front track rod ends. The car needs to be set up at the rear first on its thrust access then you set the front axle up to the rear axle. Andrew ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: steven.seed
Date Posted: 02-February-2011 at 21:00
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Another fairly common one is a sticking brake caliper. Always makes it feel like the wheels are out of balance but comes and goes as you brake and drive. Steve. ------------- 1998 E36 318iS Saloon 1989 E30 318i. Coupe 2000 E39 520i Touring 
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Posted By: Sporty1
Date Posted: 03-February-2011 at 10:45
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^^^^^ Could be this, look for a wheel that has more accumulated brake dust than the others. ------------- 
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Posted By: ThosH
Date Posted: 03-February-2011 at 13:59
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Hi, I had a similar problem a few years ago, with a '00 520i The rear wheel on driver's side had a slight bulge in tyre wall (maybe pothole damage, etc). Tyre was replaced & balanced + 4-wheel tracking done. That fixed the vibration. Did you have vibration before tyres were changed? I'm inclined towards balancing issue, albeit it was checked for you. It's a bit of a pain, but you could try swapping each wheel for the the spare wheel (if it is a full size one!) -- more likely to be a rear wheel problem, I'd say. ThosH |
Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 04-February-2011 at 10:19
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Assuming that the balancing is right and the tyres are good, as you'd expect with newly fitted ones, then the things I would look at first are tyre pressures (what are you running them at?) for an imbalance between the rear pair, maybe one is perhaps loosing a little bit of pressure. Second, check the rear wheel bearings for any play. ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |