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Old October 1st, 2008, 12:48 PM   #1
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steering wheel shakes

around 40 or 50 mph when im braking the steering wheel seems to shake but after i go under 40 or go over 50 it stops shaking when i brake

what could be the problem??
 
Old October 1st, 2008, 12:59 PM   #2
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when was the last time you had your wheels aligned?
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Old October 1st, 2008, 01:17 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Cricket View Post
when was the last time you had your wheels aligned?
i also had a problem with the balance of my tires and had his problem
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Old October 1st, 2008, 01:20 PM   #4
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I was gettin there...just takin it one step at a time, but you cut me in line and skip my steps. I forgot my steps now damnit. lol
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Old October 1st, 2008, 01:22 PM   #5
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I was gettin there...just takin it one step at a time, but you cut me in line and skip my steps. I forgot my steps now damnit. lol
i mean i cant let u have all the fun

tip for why you forget ur steps:
...look at ur avi
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put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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Old October 1st, 2008, 01:24 PM   #6
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I've been seein that avi for a while. I keep it up here for you guys. Me personally. I've moved on to boobs that look good in more than one pic, avi, movie.
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Old October 1st, 2008, 01:48 PM   #7
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put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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Old October 1st, 2008, 02:10 PM   #9
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Old October 1st, 2008, 02:15 PM   #10
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seriously tho...i think its ur balance....i think the alignment thing would be noticeable, like it pulls a certain way, etc.
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put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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Old October 1st, 2008, 02:35 PM   #11
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could be alignment, wheel/tire balance, loose u-joint is a possibility, possibily bad tread pattern from lack of alignment before. Numerous things it could be.
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Old October 1st, 2008, 02:40 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Cricket View Post
could be alignment, wheel/tire balance, loose u-joint is a possibility, possibily bad tread pattern from lack of alignment before. Numerous things it could be.
in other words we need the op to give more info
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put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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Old October 1st, 2008, 03:36 PM   #13
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or take it in to a tire shop cause they can diagnose it and fix it?
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Originally Posted by Onemanzu View Post
or take it in to a tire shop cause they can diagnose it and fix it?
why pay if u can figure it out on ur own
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put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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Old October 1st, 2008, 04:07 PM   #15
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i work for my walmart TLE and i see this problem alot...its usually the balance...w/ is only a $5 a tire fix...if that doesn't help out then u'll want to check w/ a shop
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Old October 2nd, 2008, 12:30 AM   #16
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they were probably balanced i wanna say before the summer started like may or april
 
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Originally Posted by WLJohnson05 View Post
why pay if u can figure it out on ur own
i don't think you can balance a wheel on your own
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Originally Posted by Midnight Stang02 View Post
they were probably balanced i wanna say before the summer started like may or april
did u have the shake then too?

Originally Posted by Onemanzu View Post
i don't think you can balance a wheel on your own
how you think the cavemen did it after inventing the wheel
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put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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And we're done.