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> steering wheel shaking errrrr, errrr
a.munoz3
post Aug 1 2005, 12:18 AM
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well............ ive had my 914 quite a while but havent had much time to mess around with but never hardly tooken it on the freeway. I decided why not hmm take it on the freeway and about 60 mph my steering wheel shakes and it shakes less if i speed up (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) ?? confusing do i need to have a balance job done?
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Jeroen
post Aug 1 2005, 04:34 AM
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most likely, your wheels/tires need to be balanced

also check for play on the wheel bearings and balljoint
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post Aug 1 2005, 06:12 AM
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and tie rods...
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post Aug 1 2005, 07:38 AM
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Think I would check the brake rotors too....
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post Aug 1 2005, 08:36 AM
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check wheel balance...and get your car aligned.......
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post Aug 1 2005, 08:58 AM
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Could be flat spotted tires as well.
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post Aug 1 2005, 09:09 AM
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QUOTE (a.munoz3 @ Aug 1 2005, 02:18 AM)
but never hardly tooken it on the freeway

Have them check your grammer along with everything mentioned above (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Sorry just giving you (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/stromberg.gif)
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post Aug 1 2005, 09:18 AM
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I had the same problem. Just got new tires mounted and balanced the other day and the problem is completely gone.

-Tony
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post Aug 1 2005, 10:47 AM
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Try swapping your front tires to the back and see if the problem changes. If it's wheel balance or an out-of-round tire, there will still be vibration, but you'll feel it through your butt instead of through the steering wheel. If it doesn't change, it's a wheel bearing or a balljoint, most likely.
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post Aug 1 2005, 01:19 PM
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thx for the help
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post Aug 1 2005, 01:30 PM
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When you get your wheels spin balanced, will the machine notice if your tire has a problem like a flat spot or a problem with a rim?
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QUOTE (RustyWa @ Aug 1 2005, 11:30 AM)
When you get your wheels spin balanced, well the machine notice if your tire has a problem like a flat spot or a problem with a rim?

The tech should notice. You can see it wobble on the machine, and it will be hard to impossible to balance.
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