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I have a 1992 Alfa 164 that I inherited from my father. I don’t know much about cars but I belong to the local Alfa Club so as you can see, I’m making an effort. It’s an automatic and has an ABS system. I have a problem that has my Alfa mechanic stumped. I hope someone out there can help.
If I drive it in excess of 90 klm, after 10-15 minutes of driving the steering wheel starts to shake violently. Also, every time I drive the car, no matter what the speed, the rim on the right-front wheel becomes so hot you can hardly touch it. My mechanic checked the wheel and said that it was partially ceased (difficult to turn). He checked the brake pads (ok; only six months old), bled the brakes, checked the rotor (ok) and re-built the calliper. None of these things has helped. Now he wants to try replacing a US$2,400.00 part in the ABS system but with no guarantee that doing so will solve the problem, I am reluctant to agree to this. Any suggestions you have would be appreciated. Others have posted messages about steering wheel shake but none have mentioned the heat problem, so I’m not sure that their situations were the same as mine. (Causes for those people were 1: bent drive shaft 2: bent wheel 3: cupped or out-of-round tires.) Thanks.
If I drive it in excess of 90 klm, after 10-15 minutes of driving the steering wheel starts to shake violently. Also, every time I drive the car, no matter what the speed, the rim on the right-front wheel becomes so hot you can hardly touch it. My mechanic checked the wheel and said that it was partially ceased (difficult to turn). He checked the brake pads (ok; only six months old), bled the brakes, checked the rotor (ok) and re-built the calliper. None of these things has helped. Now he wants to try replacing a US$2,400.00 part in the ABS system but with no guarantee that doing so will solve the problem, I am reluctant to agree to this. Any suggestions you have would be appreciated. Others have posted messages about steering wheel shake but none have mentioned the heat problem, so I’m not sure that their situations were the same as mine. (Causes for those people were 1: bent drive shaft 2: bent wheel 3: cupped or out-of-round tires.) Thanks.