play in steering wheel

psyran · 07-01-2005, 11:02 PM

I have an e90 330 (Sport and Premium) with about 1250 miles on it. I notice a bit of very slight back and forth movement in the steering wheel at various speeds above 40 or so. Anybody else notice this? Is it the 18" wheels? I mean this movement is barely perceptible with my hands off the wheel, but unsure if it should be there.
psyran

rad21 · 07-02-2005, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by psyran

I have an e90 330 (Sport and Premium) with about 1250 miles on it. I notice a bit of very slight back and forth movement in the steering wheel at various speeds above 40 or so. Anybody else notice this? Is it the 18" wheels? I mean this movement is barely perceptible with my hands off the wheel, but unsure if it should be there.
psyran

Do you have active steering? I don't and I don't have any play. The steering is better than any other car I test drove (Audi, Lexus, Infiniti, etc)

E90Fleet · 07-02-2005, 05:01 PM

You may be getting "tramlining" from the wide wheels. Its the wide wheels following curves and groves in the road and thus making the steering wheel move. This is normal for cars with wide tires

onesixeight · 07-02-2005, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by psyran

I have an e90 330 (Sport and Premium) with about 1250 miles on it. I notice a bit of very slight back and forth movement in the steering wheel at various speeds above 40 or so. Anybody else notice this? Is it the 18" wheels? I mean this movement is barely perceptible with my hands off the wheel, but unsure if it should be there.
psyran

I noticed a bit of vibration at higher speeds above 50 mph. It doesn't happen all the time, but I did notice it from time to time. I'm planning to have my dealer rebalance the wheels and check the alignment.

There is another thread on this forum about "undefined center" with the steering. I didn't really notice that with my car as I feel it's very tight around the center.

psyran · 07-02-2005, 10:21 PM

Thanks all. I will check it out on various roads to help i determining if it is related to the wide tires and road conditions.
psyran

NuovoTech · 07-03-2005, 01:17 AM

psyran - Do you have active steering???

Gnosis · 07-03-2005, 01:58 PM

We have discussed this before. search for. "steering" or "undefined" or "around the center". You're not the only one....

psyran · 07-03-2005, 11:10 PM

Nuovotech: No, do not have active steering.
Gnosis: Saw that thread on the "undefined around center" thing, but wasn't sure what that referred to, and didn't think this was the same issue. Do you think it is?
psyran

Gnosis · 07-04-2005, 01:08 AM

Yepp - it's the same. I was thinking before that maybe it was a tiny amount of play in the steering because I had problems keeping the car straight without constant inputs.

But now I'm thinking. Hey - maybe there is no play and that what causes this is hyper-sensitivity may be something else. That the steerings natural will to self-center, and keep itself there, perhaps isn't so strong. Or something simlilar.

When driving on uneaven roads I can notice the steering wheel rocking a bit left and right. As if the wheel angles are to extreme. Like they don't isolate the steering wheel enough when driving in a straight line.

Whatever it is - something is not 100% ok in my book.

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E90Fleet Lieutenant General 1311 Rep 10,185 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa iTrader: (0)	You may be getting "tramlining" from the wide wheels. Its the wide wheels following curves and groves in the road and thus making the steering wheel move. This is normal for cars with wide tires
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psyran Private 2 Rep 64 Posts Drives: 330 e90 in June Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Va iTrader: (0)	Thanks all. I will check it out on various roads to help i determining if it is related to the wide tires and road conditions. psyran
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Gnosis Private 21 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 330i on order :-) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	We have discussed this before. search for. "steering" or "undefined" or "around the center". You're not the only one....
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psyran Private 2 Rep 64 Posts Drives: 330 e90 in June Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Va iTrader: (0)	Nuovotech: No, do not have active steering. Gnosis: Saw that thread on the "undefined around center" thing, but wasn't sure what that referred to, and didn't think this was the same issue. Do you think it is? psyran
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Gnosis Private 21 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 330i on order :-) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Yepp - it's the same. I was thinking before that maybe it was a tiny amount of play in the steering because I had problems keeping the car straight without constant inputs. But now I'm thinking. Hey - maybe there is no play and that what causes this is hyper-sensitivity may be something else. That the steerings natural will to self-center, and keep itself there, perhaps isn't so strong. Or something simlilar. When driving on uneaven roads I can notice the steering wheel rocking a bit left and right. As if the wheel angles are to extreme. Like they don't isolate the steering wheel enough when driving in a straight line. Whatever it is - something is not 100% ok in my book.
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