Rear Wheel Balancing On 2003 C5 2.2

[dev9bov9]

do I need to get my rear wheels balanced I have a vibration through the steering at 65    75 mph  bought the car with new tyres all round ,found out who supplied the tyres and asked to rebalance they did the front ,but the kid on the machine said his machine was playing up and but carried on said the back do not need doing as its front wheel drive sounds like bs to me, its  still vibrating.

 

 

[paul.h]

The rears should be balanced although I am not sure if they would affect the steering. If you get the vibration when braking or lightly touching the brake pedal, the rear brakes should be checked as well as the fronts, I once found a steering vibration when braking was caused by a slightly oval rear brake drum.

 

If the machine was not working you would be better going somewhere else.

[dev9bov9]

thanks just found topics regarding this problem , I booked into Halfords they said they can balance the properly ,as they are tricky to get right at£6.99 per wheel ,

[dev9bov9]

if it was break problem I would feel it travelling up the pedal when I brake im confident its balancing as the all tyres are new there s  no play or slack in the steering my local tyre hires stupid little boys who are not up to the job that's why it was not done  properly when they fitted the tyres in the first place ..thanks I will post results tomorrow

[dev9bov9]

make sure the operator  knows what he is   doing when getting wheels balanced .ask to watch make sure u see the machine  zero  :blink:  on your older C5 took three attempts  all costing £4 £10 to get right  and having to to complain to get refunds  ,no wobbles  any more ., :D