Maruti Esteem Wheel Balance problem

Hi All ,

Again I want to have suggession from you guys , I have Maruti Esteem March-2005.

2 month back , I found that my steering is moving one side even on plane road ,

so I had sent the car to mechanic ,

Mechanic told me & shown me that , Portion from which both front wheel has connecting to Body , ( Part of body also u can say ) has weakned due to rust.

So they do Welding , but after few week i face same problem , this time they did the same & told me that I wont face the same problem again

But after few week , I found tha little difference in Steering again (may be i m over concious)

Can you suggest me if I face the same problem again then what I need to do.

Amit,

Try checking whether you have any shake in any of your front wheels. Thenbalance and align all your wheels.

Hi Aravindh ,

Can you explain more about about shake , which i don't understand.

2nd thing if the same problem come again the should i change the bottom body part on which both wheel are based. I don't kow how much cost it will be.

is it shake of wheel or deviation of car to right or left 

I  dono what shakeof wheel you are refering but i explain you myproblrm.

I feel Little vibration in my Steering. Its not like as it was earlier. When ever I dirve i feel slight vibration in steering.

Vibration is also like , even on plane sraight road many time my steering (Power steering) try to move right or left. so I need hold the steering tightly then after 2-3 sec. it become normal.

So i cant hold steering with light hand as i do earlier. Please help me as i dont understand what exactly shake of wheel.

try to shuffle rear set of wheels with front & test drive

That already done by mechanic as intially my car's front new tyre 50% gone away due this inbalance.

This problem is not due to Tyres . main cause was for this problem is weak Portion (bottom) from which both front wheel has connecting to Body , ( Part of body also u can say ) has weakned due to rust.

but I doubt if front portion has anyhting to do with tyre wear,you can surely check the alignment as well as camber of all wheels

Lift your car with a jacky. Try shaking the tyre with your hand. I mean one hand on one side ( outer side ) of the tyre and another in inner side. Try shaking the tyre. There should not be any shake. The balls inside the wheel would have been damaged. Ask abt this while you balance the wheels.

Amit, I believe your car having Alignment problem(Car pulling to one side) also Balancing problem(Vibration on steering). I suggest visit to a good computerized alignment centre to find out what is wrong. Basically there are 3 angle in alignment 1 Toe, 2 Camber & 3 Caster. Only toe can be adjusted. for adjusting Camber or Caster need repair or change of damge component. Only after alignment report we can understand which angle is out of  Specification. And I can advice you what to do further.Also confirm if their was a accident or tyre went into a pothole.

For Balancing problem. First do the normal balancing. If no improvement them do match mounting( Maching heavier part of tyre with lighter part of rim) good tyre mechanic with computerised Hunter Machine can do it. If still vibration there is problem either with tyre or rim or any suspection component.