The steering wheel in my legacy (65k) use to shake a little in the past, but over this week it's gotten a lot worse. Just noticeable at 55-60mph, very noticeable at 65-75. I've re-torqued all the lugs to no avail. tires and brakes (rotors too) are new (3k).

 

I pulled the wheel and yanked on both tirerod's which seemed to make a slight noise (maybe it was the rack moving?), but it was hard for me to tell if they moved much.

 

Are there any other likely culprits? When I recieved the car the front rotors were trashed, could that cause an inner tie rod failure?

 

Thanks for any help...

tire. This can be quite hard to find. If you must try the rear tires on the front to see if there is a change.

go back to the tire shop and have the wheels rebalanced and checked for round out

Maybe a wheel balance weight has fallen off one of the wheels?

thanks for the reality check, not sure why i didn't try that.

 

switched the rears to the front and the shake went away almost completely (could just be my imagination or the cruddy road that there is still a little shimmy still present), i'll take it to work tomorrow (not my daily driver) and see how it does.

 

when i first got the car I broke two studs taking the wheels off!! i wonder if the excessive torque could cause the wheel to become out of round...

 

anyone want to get rid of any 15" alloys??

thanks for the reality check, not sure why i didn't try that.

 

switched the rears to the front and the shake went away almost completely (could just be my imagination or the cruddy road that there is still a little shimmy still present), i'll take it to work tomorrow (not my daily driver) and see how it does.

 

when i first got the car I broke two studs taking the wheels off!! i wonder if the excessive torque could cause the wheel to become out of round...

 

anyone want to get rid of any 15" alloys??

at work a few weeks ago i broke a stud off of a Lexus and my boss got POed and told me to hand over the gun. he gave it a shot and broke the next one....heh heh, silly bosses.

Silly bosses.

Heh, heh! Bosses - the people you love to hate.

Heh, heh! Bosses - the people you love to hate.

exactly.