>Hi Volks:
>
>I have been noticing for the past couple of weeks a slight shudder/wobble in
>the steering wheel, even at slow speeds and going straight. I think it is
>getting worse. There is no sound associated with it.
>
>If the Westy had front-wheel drive, I'd suspect the Constant-velocity
>joints - it feels much like slightly bad CV's.
>

I've had bad CVs in FWD cars, noise only, no shaking. I've had detreading
tires with a severe shake; tires bruised by ramming curbs (by a thief, not
me!) ditto.

You may just have lost balancing weights, though! Unbalanced tires can give
a really bad shake. Does it occur at all speeds, or does it come in above a
certain speed (the latter indicating a balance problem)?

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
1984 Caravelle currently engineless
1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel