intermittent steering wheel vibration

[bbob203]

inner cv axle rebuild kit 98.00 new axle 98.00 

[dieseljunkie69]

inner cv axle rebuild kit 98.00 new axle 98.00 

Stupid right?

[Dakotakid]

Well, there is one other consideration:

On these Mk. II's, the long driveshaft (passenger) came with the large rubberized (red in color as I remember) vibration dampeners. Over time, they become damaged and the bonding on them (from time) goes kaput. Then they fall off or are removed due to rotational force or mechanics. A few of my cars still wear these.

I'm willing to bet yours does not.

[bbob203]

The car in question is my b3 and it actually still does have it on there last i was under the car. I will recheck though when I get home tomorrow. I hear replacement axles don't have them either...

[2strokesmoke]

I had a slight vibration on my 81 Caddy,which drove me crazy.
I had just replaced EVERYTHING in the front suspension & steering,4 new tires,balanced(they had to rebalance to get it right)
Rims & hubs where straight,CV joints were nice-no play
Drove me crazy !
At first it seemed random,would come & go while cruising on the highway
After carefully monitoring,I noticed it would only happen going UP hill - Not on level ground,not down hill.
Straight road or curved road didn't effect it- Only Up hill
I finally got fed up and threw a pair of New drive axels in ( everything else was new,so why not ? )
Solved the problem - No more vibration
Sometimes narrowing down the source of vibration-is a time consuming pain in the A___ !
Best of luck - Hope yours is something simple
Mike