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horribly wobbly steering wheel


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not like alot of play in it, but once i get over 50 mph the front end goes crazy. the steering wheel goes wobbles back and forth about 1 inch very fast. it seems to do it more when i let off the gas, than when floored. i changed bearings, and ball joints on the suspect side, and it didnt do much if anything.

 

it has to be the front end because its all in the steering wheel right?

 

do these symtoms sound like cv, doj, reely bad alignment, tie rod ends? everytihng? i gotta fix it before the iowa meet.

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you could do a quick alignmenct check, with the tires straight measure from one side to the other on the front and the back, it'll help to have someone else hold the other side of the tape measure. if these arn't within about an 1/8 of an inch your toe is off, that would certainly cause a heck of a wabble. to make measuring easier, use a tread block as a guide rather than the sidewall.

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When was the last time the wheels were balanced, and how old are they? If this isnt the issue, than the axle has to be the problem. It happened on my hatch, even after rotating the tires, replacing the lower ball joint, I finally replaced the axle and WaLa!, no more wobble. Btw, the axle "felt" fine.

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I had that problem with my old 83 dl. I got the wheels balanced and that helped ALOT. Have you been in any mud lately? If you have, check to see if you have any big clumps of mud stuck to your wheels. Also an alignment job wouldn't hurt.

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