Ford Focus: Steering column vibration

"Deebrief" <net> wrote in message
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Bent or out of balance wheel are certainly more likely. Drive shafts are
pretty sturdy things, and if you hit a wheel hard enough to bend one the
wheel is probably going to have a lot more serious damage.

Alloy wheels are much more prone to damage than steel ones.

Unbalanced wheels may be most likely, but worn inner drive joints also
produce similar vibrations on the Focus.
I have had one replaced.
/per

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"per" <com> wrote in message news:wineasy.se... 

The way to tell worn drive joints or wheel bearings is to take a corner with
the radio off and listen. If you have worn joints, the noise should increase
when you apply power on a corner. If you have worn bearings, it should drop
with the side load.

"Dave Gower" <ca> skrev i meddelandet
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Bad outer joints make a knocking noise when turning tight, but bad inner
joints can sometimes not be heard when turning at low speeds, and yet
provide ample vibration at high speed.
/per

"per" <com> wrote
 

OK, I won't argue that one not having personal experience with it, but if I
remember correctly the outers take the greatest punishment since they have
much greater angles to transfer power through (they handle the steering
motion whereas the inners handle the suspension movement), so are what
usually fails first, or am I wrong?