car shakes like crazy!!
02-06-2007, 02:53 AM
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RE: car shakes like crazy!!
could be anything in your steering linkage, or wheel bearings, or tires...
jack up your front end, with the steering column unlocked (key partially forward) to let you move the front wheels around. now shake the wheels side to side, and then up and down -- checking for looseness. looseness === a knocking back and forth feeling. if you feel this, then you have one or a few worn front end components, or your wheel bearings need to be adjusted up. if you can't find anything there, take a look at your tires and see if the tread is wearing funny.
nothing yet??? have a shop do a Road Force Balance on your wheels and tires. if that doesnt' find it, let us know!
jack up your front end, with the steering column unlocked (key partially forward) to let you move the front wheels around. now shake the wheels side to side, and then up and down -- checking for looseness. looseness === a knocking back and forth feeling. if you feel this, then you have one or a few worn front end components, or your wheel bearings need to be adjusted up. if you can't find anything there, take a look at your tires and see if the tread is wearing funny.
nothing yet??? have a shop do a Road Force Balance on your wheels and tires. if that doesnt' find it, let us know!
02-06-2007, 02:59 AM
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RE: car shakes like crazy!!
well the tires are worn a little bit more on the inside. also, i dont know what they are called but the rubber things that bolt the sway bar to the car are shot. i think they'r the sway bar bushings im not sure though. could this be the problem?
02-06-2007, 03:04 AM
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RE: car shakes like crazy!!
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Believe it or not having really terrible alignment and your tires being out of balance can make it shake really bad as well.
Believe it or not having really terrible alignment and your tires being out of balance can make it shake really bad as well.
before you worry about getting an alignment, just jack the front end up and check for something loose like i said before. however, if the inside edges of your tires are worn more than the centers and outside edges, you may have a camber issue, and could need an alignment.
broken/worn sway bar links shouldn't make your car shake while you're going straight down the road, the sway bar is there to control body roll while cornering.
