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Old 10-18-2010, 07:21 AM
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Front end vibrating...

What's up everyone? For a week now I've been feeling the front of my car vibrating, some what wobbling at a low speed, somewhere around 35-40 mph, at first I thought it could be something in my tire but I think it's deeper then that now. I know this is a broad question but any suggestions on what it could be? Thanks!
Old 10-18-2010, 11:29 AM
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ck tie rod ends-ball joints,
upper and lower control arm bushings have been popular failures recently

a few steering shaft issues

have an alignment- suspension shop inspect it if you cant

you did a cv joint test at low speed??- full turn to lock and slowly go forward--turn wheel other way to full lock and repeat slowly creeping forward--listening for click click click

repeat at your wobble speed with quick swerve and back- load the axle joints and see what it does
Of course make sure they are ok visually before that driving,,(no tears in boot and no signs of grease anywhere

unless you have great insurance
I dunno what happened,,I went to turn and all a sudden it shook and went right off into the ditch!
Old 10-18-2010, 10:21 PM
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Bring the rear wheels to the front & see what happens.

And go get a free alignment check somewhere. NTB claims to have free alignment checks.
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Wheel balance perhaps? I took mine in for a balance and a rim was bent. You might wanna check that out too.
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Thanks for your response guys, I will start off with the cheap stuff, I'll rotate the tires and if definitely could be a balancing issue. I will keep you updated.

Thanks
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Originally Posted by Hitlayers
Thanks for your response guys, I will start off with the cheap stuff, I'll rotate the tires and if definitely could be a balancing issue. I will keep you updated.

Thanks
35 -40 mph is usually too slow to be a balance issue, and a tire with a shifted belt is usually most pronounced at 5 - 10 mph. Axle, or axles, or engine mounts would be my first guess. It's usually a problem with the inner joint, sometimes one will be noticeably looser, sometimes you have to guess. If you need an axle or axles, get NEW, not reman, from napa or similar.
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