highway steering wheel wobble

[college man]

put the front end up on jack stands. start the car. put it in_x000D_
gear. see if the wobble is there.if the wobble is there you_x000D_
may have an axle issue. chock the rear wheels and e brake_x000D_
on during test. also shake the wheels for wheel bearings_x000D_
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[sam priem]

i would also check ball joints and other steering components like tie rod ends. when/if you check the ball joints, make sure to put a load on the spring/strut otherwise you might not notice a bad ball joint. same thing applys with other suspension compone

[xsboredom]

[quote]Quoted From college man: _x000D_
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put the front end up on jack stands. start the car. put it in_x000D_
gear. see if the wobble is there.if the wobble is there you_x000D_
may have an axle issue. chock the rear wheels and e brake_x000D_
on during test. also shake th

[Matt]

You may also have a bad intermediate shaft between the steering wheel and the rack.

[sam priem]

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The car drives straight, except that the steering wheel is slightly crooked.. (tierods?)_x000D_
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I am leaning towards some bad inner tie-rods but they dont show any signs of being bad since theres no play in the wheel..

[Damien Hill]

I had the same issue, balancing and aligning the tires wouldn’t change anything. Turned out even though the rim was straight it had a balance issue. So the best idea to try first is rotate the wheels (Front to back) and see if there is any change. Once i

[xsboredom]

[quote]Quoted From Beefy: _x000D_
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You may also have a bad intermediate shaft between the steering wheel and the rack.

[sam priem]

the shaft shouldnt move. if you feel it wiggle, check the joints on the shaft. they may be bad. most of the time when i see broken joints on an intermediate shaft, the car “walks around” on the road meaning constant correction is needed to keep

[xsboredom]

[quote]Quoted From sam_priem: _x000D_
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the shaft shouldnt move. if you feel it wiggle, check the joints on the shaft. they may be bad. most of the time when i see broken joints on an intermediate shaft, the car “walks around” on the road meani

[EricTheCarGuy]

I’ll start by saying the likelihood that it’s a suspension component is VERY remote.

[xsboredom]

[quote]Quoted From sam_priem: _x000D_
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the steering wheel being crooked is an alignment problem. see if you can get a friend to wiggle the wheel back and forth with you under the car. then you’ll be able to see if you have any tie rod problems. while y

[EricTheCarGuy]

Keep us posted then and good luck.

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