johnceggleston Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 at low speeds, 5 to 15 mph i have a wobble in my steering wheel. accelerating and braking, less so breaking. as i speed up it's less noticeable, but probably still there. i have a 96 leg wagon donor car, and i thought i would replace the front wheel parts, knuckle, axel, hub, etc., one at a time to see if i could identify and elimnate the wobble. question , can i remove the whole front wheel assembly, crossmember, axels, steering rack and all and leave the engine "hanging" from the dog bone angle support?? or supported by a jack stand?? it might be quicker just to swap it all (not the struts). i wouldn't know what part was bad, but it might save time. thanks , john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Check for bent rim.Also do you have bad tire wear?Like more wear on any certain part of the tire?Rotors might be warped on your brakes causing it to shake a little when braking.But first check your rims and make sure that they aren't out of balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 at low speeds, 5 to 15 mph i have a wobble in my steering wheel. accelerating and braking, less so breaking. as i speed up it's less noticeable, but probably still there. i have a 96 leg wagon donor car, and i thought i would replace the front wheel parts, knuckle, axel, hub, etc., one at a time to see if i could identify and elimnate the wobble. question , can i remove the whole front wheel assembly, crossmember, axels, steering rack and all and leave the engine "hanging" from the dog bone angle support?? or supported by a jack stand?? it might be quicker just to swap it all (not the struts). i wouldn't know what part was bad, but it might save time. thanks , john Tread seperation/old tires will definitely cause that. I'd swap tires around or borrow some from a bud before I went hunting for tricky to swap steering/suspension bugs - not that it could'nt be rack bushings or something. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcspeer Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I agree with the other two posts, check tires and wheels first. I think you have lost a wheel weight on one of the wheels and a good balance should fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 agree, and rotate the tires and see if it moves, do it one at a time so you can peg it down. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbhrps Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I agree with everyone else FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE! I recently had the same wobble in the steering, and when I swapped the bad tire (I didn't know it was bad at the time) to the rear of the car .... wobble gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I agree with everyone else FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE! I recently had the same wobble in the steering, and when I swapped the bad tire (I didn't know it was bad at the time) to the rear of the car .... wobble gone. eeek if you agreed we must be wrong, horribly terribly wrong:banana: nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_for_LIfe Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 BRAT Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 ditto:burnout: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 thanks, guys!! i never figured my fix would be so lucky. i'll swap them around after vacation, until then i'll ride in the wife's car. thanks again, john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 thanks, guys!! i never figured my fix would be so lucky. i'll swap them around after vacation, until then i'll ride in the wife's car. thanks again, john Well, we COULD be wrong. lol! Plus, if swapping tires does alleviate the problem, doesn't mean you're still not driving on a time bomb. Blowouts are no fun. enjoy the vacation! Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 thanks, guys!! i never figured my fix would be so lucky. i'll swap them around after vacation, until then i'll ride in the wife's car. thanks again, john Well, we COULD be wrong. lol! Plus, if swapping tires does alleviate the problem, doesn't mean you're still not driving on a time bomb. Blowouts are no fun. enjoy the vacation! Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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