Steering wheel shakes at > 60 MPH

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Sep 13, 2006 | 08:45 PM

phirenze

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Steering wheel shakes at > 60 MPH

The steering on my 96 2.5 has always felt pretty lose but now when I get it up to 60 mph the wheel starts shaking/shimmying pretty badly.
Anyone have any ideas what the problem is?

Sep 14, 2006 | 02:11 PM

phazein

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Try getting the tires balanced and rotated maybe even a tire alignment.

Sep 14, 2006 | 07:34 PM

TexasHonda

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Have all ball jts and tie-rod jts inspected. A loose joint will cause the wheel wobble feedback. However so will loose steering gear, out of round tire, front end misalignment (caster in particular).

good luck

Sep 15, 2006 | 12:20 AM

vishnus11

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First get it balanced. Make sure the tires are in good condition. A bubble in the sidewall will cause that and that tire should be replaced immediately.

If not the tires/balance then check the tierods.

Sep 15, 2006 | 11:15 AM

TLBaller

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or a bent wheel

Sep 15, 2006 | 11:33 AM

phirenze

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Thanks for the replies everyone, taking it to the dealer next week and i'll post an update afterwards.

Sep 15, 2006 | 02:50 PM

teekay3001

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pretty much balancing/alignment will fix this issue

Steering wheel shakes at > 60 MPH

Steering wheel shakes at > 60 MPH

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