Righto, I'm getting what feels like a wiggle coming from the rear, yes that sounds funny I know, but seriously guys.......

 

Now, the best way to describe this is that only at speeds over 40 or so whenever I go over those painted lines that you usually get on approach to a junction, you know the ones? ripples, cracks or even cats eyes if I hit them right, I'm getting a weird steer from the rear feeling, kind of wobbles about and I find myself gripping the wheel to fight it ffs.

 

So I'm thinking is this could be a problem with the hicas, the hicas light doesn't come on, only apart from when you switch the ignition on and goes off when engine starts, which is normal, which also means that the steering fluid is ok. so the hicas theory is out.

 

So could this be a worn bush, or something?

 

Also don't know if this is related but I'm getting a feint diff noise occasionally, not all the time.

 

Any ideas?

Markzx, although you are spot on with the tramlining bit I do think you are off target with this one.

 

I had the same thing with mine, slowing down towards a roundabout and hit a bump, next thing I'm off the road and heading for a lamp post, it was my hicas joints. Imagine if your track rod ends were hanging out, your front wheels would wobble all over the shop and steer the car when they wanted, well its the same at the back but cos they are trailing then the arse steps out.

 

I waited too long to change mine and ended up haveing to put a new rear subframe in as I had smashed the back up against a curb.

 

I bet your tyres would have shown the problem though. It just seems to me that because worn HICAS rod ends and bushes etc causes a lot of handling problems everyone jumps stait for it. I know from experience not with the HICAS, but other things on my car that you can endup spending money doing things that arn't whats causing the problems.

 

Loads of us have gone round in circles before the culptit is resolved. Which is why I try to advise checking the basics first. I did say that if the rear end was bouning the the dampers are either knacked or set on too low a setting for the spring tension. If though your rear HICAS Rod end or as was in my case Rear Rack and Rod ends are shot you get the same feeling as you do if you have a flat or low pressure rear. This will Like Chris C said push the rear all over the place if you boot it or drive out of a corner, because the rear wheel jump to toe in from toe out under trottle. (hence what I said about step out)

 

I know from experience though that the tyre size combination will be causing Tramling and once he sorts that and his rear shocks then maybe the handling will be fine. Easyest thing to do is check for the rear tyre ware. If the either or both outer edges of the tyre are waring like under inflation, but with a sharp edge then there is Play ans something is either bent or worn. If they look OK then try shocks or oversized tyre footprint.

 

PS I should have writen this last paragraph in the begining. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: