when i get on the highway the sterring wheel shakes. but when i brake it shakes violently i have a strut tower bar and i got new lower ball joints and control arms i dont understand why this is happening
car shakes when i drive fast, and when i brake
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when i get on the highway the sterring wheel shakes. but when i brake it shakes violently i have a strut tower bar and i got new lower ball joints and control arms i dont understand why this is happening
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yeah, when i had that problem a while ago when i would go 55 and up steering wheel would shake. my wheels were imbalanced. i balanced them now it drives real smooth i did it myself but if you took it to a wheel shop it might be 15 bucks. when your braking and it shakes it might be that your rotors are warped
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all that stuff is goo it wasnt doing this until acouple weeks ago. the pads might be a little low but thats it
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Balance your tires, thats most likely your problem.
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sounds like a wheel isn't balanced. could be a bent rim or low tire too though.
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Correct, happened to me, now its smooth sailingillluminati said:
CHECK THEM BRAKES TOO
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If it only shakes while you are braking, you have warped rotors. Take them off and get them turned at a shop. It only cost ~$20 per rotor.
An unbalanced tire would cause vibration all the time and would get worse at higher speeds.
An unbalanced tire would cause vibration all the time and would get worse at higher speeds.
Do you remember going over any pot holes??? If so one or both of the belts in the front tires may have shifted run your hand over the outer edge of the tire you may or may not feel it sometimes you can see it if it's bad enough.
Also look to see if your balancers have shifted as well they are the little clips that look like lead weights on the edge of the rims it may be a dirty spot next to that clip that may indicate that it has shifted or your tire man did not clip it on tightly the last time your tire/tires were changed.
Also see if you can shake your tires/wheels in your driveway by hand just grab the top of em and if they give you a lot of play take it to the shop.
Also look to see if your balancers have shifted as well they are the little clips that look like lead weights on the edge of the rims it may be a dirty spot next to that clip that may indicate that it has shifted or your tire man did not clip it on tightly the last time your tire/tires were changed.
Also see if you can shake your tires/wheels in your driveway by hand just grab the top of em and if they give you a lot of play take it to the shop.
dont forget to check one last thing.... MOTOR MOUNTS. Any cracked or damaged motor mounts can give you the same issues. I had the same problem too, checked everything and when i got to it; it was the mounts. So I replaced all 4 mounts with prothane units and now no more shaking problems.
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Come on guys we all know this one..... Check the inner and outer tie-rods, aside from checking for warped rotors.
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It wouldnt hurt to get new tie rod ends anyways. They are cheap and easy to replace. I recently replaced both of mine (slight play) and it got rid of some of the slop I had in my steering.
Anyways, its either warped rotors or tie rod ends.
Anyways, its either warped rotors or tie rod ends.
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its most likely your alignment, same thing has happened in almost every car that i have owened. as for the braking, if your rotors are warped, your gonna feel it in your pedal but its best to turn them anyways.
Just had the same problem on my 1g. Outer tie rod end was worn out. Easy cheap fix. If you take some measurements before you remove your old one, you can get the alignment close enough when you install the new one so you don't chew your tire off on the way to the allignment shop.
my car shook one time when i went 60+ and it wasnt a light shake it was bad i didnt know what it was so i went home and parked the car than the next day i took it out and it hasnt done it since im just affraid that its going to come back if anybody knows what could have caused this only one time please let me know thanks
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