New member. Greetings one and all.

I have two X Types which I love and are superb at getting around the hills of old Duluth in winter.

2002 2.5 manual transmission 17" wheels and 100,000 plus on the clock.
2004 2.5 manual transmission 16" wheels and 120,000 plus on the clock

Absolutely different rides, except for the automatic seats kaput in both.

My problem.

The 2002 has tremors in the steering column at 70 mph plus. Not a constant. Comes and goes, but seems to be more pronounced on acceleration and deceleration. The frame is steady; just the steering column and steering wheel. I've had the wheels balanced twice. Conditions been around for ages. Doesn't seem to get worse, but my tolerance of it has declined.

Any advice before I take it in would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.

 

I bought new tires, found 85k perillis for 60 bucks each and had an alignment and balance. It fixed my wobble. Prior to tires we did a balance and it didn't fix it till the new tires...

 

I'd consider swapping out the wheels between the cars. If the rumble follows from one car to the other, you will have definitively narrowed it down to a bad tire.

I'd actually consider doing that before anything else - just to rule it out. If one of the tires is starting to internally delaminate, it holds a high likelihood of sudden and catastrophic failure the moment you need it most, like a hard turn or sudden stop.

 

I'll look into both your suggestions. I have also had suggested that it might be one of any number of front end issues and possibly even a coil and misfire problem.

Thanks again.