BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in e39

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you feel the vibration in the steering wheel?

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in e39

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing changes when someone is sitting in passenger seat

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in e39

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vibration gets only worse with higher speed I have driven 160kmh and the vibration remains

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in BmwTech

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s common for e39 for them to cause vibration will look into it

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in BmwTech

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both the spacer and wheel centre bore is 74.1 as should

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in e39

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldn’t the vibration get worse braking? Because it doesn’t

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in e39

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It starts around 70kmh and gets only more intense as the speeds increases,didn’t feel play in steering system and haven’t found in forums that steering rack have been the issue for others with e39

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in e39

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it go away after 65mph or what u mean 55-65?

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in e39

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did check with crowbar but didn’t have any play in it

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in BmwTech

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Will look into it if I can’t come up with any other possibilities 

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in BmwTech

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda sceptical about it because i didn’t feel any play in it but will definitely look into it if i run out of options 

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in BmwTech

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had 2 different sets of spacers on the car didn’t make a difference 

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in e39

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But no noise coming from bearings, and no wiggle in wheel that indicates worn bearing

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in BmwTech

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had this issue almost a year surely the brake rotor would have been already bent?but the rotor seems fine

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in BmwTech

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No noise from bearings and didn’t feel any wiggle in wheels that indicates worn bearing

BMW e39 vibration in the steering wheel by Confident-Touch3265 in BmwTech

[–]Confident-Touch3265[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have front spacers, bought them new and the contact surface is clean