sterring wheel shake at higher speeds, HELP, HELP! Options

[Digndoug]

Ok.. well I had an older post, saying that I replaced my front brakes, and sence then I have been having a few problems. A: I broke off a stud so im running on 4 lugs. Which hasnt been at all a problem in the past. B: When im driving above 50ish My stearing wheels is gettign intermitin shaking. I know I already need an alignment, but didnt want to do that if im going to need to replace barings ro somthing.

I checked the tire pressure and im all good. I need to still finish the rear brakes, cause i have not replaced them yet. The tire ware is normal, so im a little bit lost.

I didnt get this shake before the brake change, and after i have gone back twice and made sure everything was on tight and right.

It feels like my wheel needs to be balanced again like the last time i did, but why would that change from just pulling it off and putting it back on?

Any help or comments are welcome

Thanks
Doug

This post has been edited by Digndoug: Aug 15, 2005 - 11:35 AM

[LewFX]

take off the wheels and rotate rotors by hand, see if anything is off or not rotated normal. shake the hub. etc etc

[jgreening]

Check for abnormal tire wear. The wear pattern on the tires can be a good clue about what is wrong.

[Digndoug]

take off the wheels and rotate rotors by hand, see if anything is off or not rotated normal. shake the hub. etc etc
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I did, The driver side shakes a lil bit, with and without the wheel on. Not a lot, but enough to notice its not 100% flush, or smooth.

Check for abnormal tire wear.  The wear pattern on the tires can be a good clue about what is wrong.
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The wheels look fine as far as i can tell, I know i need an alignment which could also cause this though.

[Valo666]

i had the same problem and i got it fixed by an alignment

[Batman722]

The same thing happen to me in the Jetta !!!

I put new pads and rotors in the front and back and at about 50-60ish I would get a vibe in the steering wheel that I didn't get prior. After months of being pissed about having what I thought was warped/uneven rotors I discovered that when I took one of the front tires off one of the small weights (for balance) had come off.

Check all of the wheels to see if one is missing the weight. It should be noticable where it should be.

[Digndoug]

The same thing happen to me in the Jetta !!!

I put new pads and rotors in the front and back and at about 50-60ish I would get a vibe in the steering wheel that I didn't get prior. After months of being pissed about having what I thought was warped/uneven rotors I discovered that when I took one of the front tires off one of the small weights (for balance) had come off.

Check all of the wheels to see if one is missing the weight. It should be noticable where it should be.
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Good idea didnt even to think if the wight got knocked off.. cause i do throw them around.. il check tomorrow morn.
Otherwise, i think im gunna get the stud replaced thne just do an alignment and hope that does it.