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post May 21, 2010 - 8:17 PM
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Alright, so pretty much when ever I am driving, the steering wheel shakes like crazy.
Even with two hands on the wheel trying to control it, there is so much vibration.
I know my tires are getting pretty low, but they can last a couple more months.
I'm not sure if anyone else has had this problem, but do you think it's the wheel bearings, unbalanced tires/rims, or just low treads?
The car pulls to the right when I let go of the steering wheel too.

Please help me out!
 
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post May 21, 2010 - 10:05 PM
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QUOTE (Keiri @ May 21, 2010 - 7:34 PM) *
I found out that I need new strut mounts...

After what I've spent on this strut/spring replacement I have to admit that the old guys were right; I should have sprung a little more and just gotten coilovers. wink.gif



QUOTE (mkernz22 @ May 21, 2010 - 8:38 PM) *
I don't have any bent wheels, I checked that right off the bat. The tires are worn a lot near the out edge of the treads, but the middle seems to be decent.
When I'm doing about 40mph on the road, the feedback isn't too bad cause I don't notice it half the time, but when I'm on the highway doing about 80-85mph, the feedback is unbearable and it shakes like f***ing crazy! When I replaced the brake pads not to long ago, both front sides had uneven wear. The driver's side had more wear on the inside pad than outside, and the passenger side had more wear on the outside than inside pad. Bad wheel bearings possibly?


More wear on the inside pad is pretty typical on any car. I've never seen bearings cause an issue like that without giving other warning signs such as loud growling noises in corners, scraping, screeching sounds. I would think you would have noticed other problems before bearings cause that much wheel play.

Since you say you notice it more at highway speed I'm going to lean back towards the smaller issue of out of balance/worn tires.


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Posts in this topic
- mkernz22   Steering wheel shaking like crazy?   May 21, 2010 - 8:17 PM
- - blu94gt   Constant shaking would make me think that you have...   May 21, 2010 - 8:32 PM
- - mkernz22   I don't have any bent wheels, I checked that r...   May 21, 2010 - 8:38 PM
- - blu94gt   QUOTE (Keiri @ May 21, 2010 - 7:34 P...   May 21, 2010 - 10:05 PM
- - SwissFerdi   I second that. My tires were (they're getting ...   May 21, 2010 - 10:11 PM
- - mkernz22   I'm hoping it's just the worn out and unba...   May 21, 2010 - 10:11 PM
- - Bigblock   Seperated belts in the tire(s) maybe? Is there so...   May 21, 2010 - 10:54 PM
- - D-Man   TIRES man TIRES! from this post, i say you nee...   May 21, 2010 - 11:10 PM
- - schmooot   I would lean more towards a bent rim than tires. ...   May 22, 2010 - 11:15 AM
- - Jamchell   Just a FYI, I would take care of this as soon as p...   May 22, 2010 - 4:48 PM
- - mkernz22   I've rotated the tires a couple weeks ago, and...   May 23, 2010 - 11:56 AM
|- - TerBeau   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ May 23, 2010 - 11...   Jun 22, 2010 - 8:01 AM
- - HectortheRican   I was about to post something asking a similar que...   May 23, 2010 - 2:46 PM
- - nnesto   I'm probably way off base here, but check your...   May 27, 2010 - 11:55 PM
- - Stambo   Honestly, check out all your suspension, tie rods,...   May 28, 2010 - 12:03 AM
- - schmooot   have you done any major hard braking lately...like...   May 28, 2010 - 10:05 AM
- - mkernz22   the tires aren't chopped or anything like that...   Jun 1, 2010 - 6:19 PM
- - mkernz22   also, one other thing i noticed is that the owner ...   Jun 5, 2010 - 5:35 PM
|- - schmooot   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Jun 5, 2010 - 3:35...   Jun 5, 2010 - 7:51 PM
- - tadastoppp   I also have a similar problam. When i drive - ever...   Jun 7, 2010 - 3:54 PM
|- - 808celica   QUOTE (tadastoppp @ Jun 7, 2010 - 10...   Jun 7, 2010 - 7:52 PM
- - d3ath2009   i had that shaking problem a few years back... it ...   Jun 8, 2010 - 12:13 PM
- - tadastoppp   No, tyres are really good, as I have two sets of t...   Jun 8, 2010 - 3:13 PM
- - SleekCelica   wheel bearings.   Jun 8, 2010 - 5:28 PM
- - youseman   could be a dragging caliper, although not likely, ...   Jun 11, 2010 - 2:09 AM
- - mkernz22   it's not the whole car shaking, its just the s...   Jun 12, 2010 - 10:22 PM
- - joyworks   I recently upgraded from the stock wheels to a new...   Jun 20, 2010 - 8:47 PM
|- - Jamchell   @joyworks It's actually a bit too common for t...   Jun 21, 2010 - 7:36 PM
|- - joyworks   Thanks Jamchell. I had the tires/wheels inspected...   Jul 7, 2010 - 6:27 PM
- - krom8   I thought I would jump in and point something out ...   Jun 22, 2010 - 4:35 AM
- - deathsythe   Sounds like an alignment issue to me. I had a simi...   Jun 25, 2010 - 4:25 PM
- - mkernz22   the other thing i noticed too is that the inside o...   Jun 27, 2010 - 2:42 PM
|- - Johnnyny   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Jun 27, 2010 - 3:4...   Jun 27, 2010 - 2:46 PM
- - mkernz22   anyway, I other problems to deal with now. go to t...   Jun 27, 2010 - 9:32 PM
- - Bitter   check for broken tire belts and bulges in the tire...   Jun 28, 2010 - 10:06 PM
- - GriffGirl   I don't know, if Discount Tire thinks you shou...   Jul 7, 2010 - 7:19 PM
- - stephen_lee   i agree. must be the wheels, its the only thing th...   Jul 7, 2010 - 9:27 PM


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