This Vibration Is Driving Me Crazy!!
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This Vibration Is Driving Me Crazy!!
I don't know what is causing this, but the front end of my car shakes and vibrates like crazy above 65mph, but here's the thing, it only does it about half the time, so I can't figure out why it's doing it. At first I thought it was a wheel out of balance, or due to one of my rims being bent, but wouldn't that occur all the time?? I just don't get it how one time it will drive smooth, and the next time the steering wheel looks like it's going to shake off! It doesn't seem like it's due to road imperfections, because I've driven the same roads with other cars and it's always smooth. The struts don't "seem" bad either because the car recovers quickly when hitting a hole and everything seems tight up front, and I know nothing is broken regarding the suspension. What else could be causing this??
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RE: This Vibration Is Driving Me Crazy!!
I agree with B1mmer, swap the tires first and see as that is the easiest thing to do and will tell you a lot. Additionally the struts could be giong bad slowly. We had a car once that did something similar but like yours it only shook sometimes, and was smooth as silk the majority of the time. It turned out thecar had a bad ball joint.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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RE: This Vibration Is Driving Me Crazy!!
One way to check ball joints is to jack up the front end so the wheels are off the grond. Then grab the tire/wheel at the 12 and 6 O'clock position and shake using a push/pull movement. If you have noticable play or looseness, the joint is probably bad.
Glenn
Glenn
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