catdaddy300 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 when i get up to 55 my steering wheel starts to shake. now i know that it is a tell tell sign that my sterring is going bad. (hell last time i changed my oil i saw one of the grease boots was broken). just wanted to know where i should start? It doesnt shake when i slow down so i know it isnt the rotors, before someone says it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStock Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 How bad is the shake? Like the tire is not balanced shake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 You more then likely have a tire/wheel out of balance..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc06VMAX Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 You more then likely have a tire/wheel out of balance..... go get your tires rotated and balanced first and see if that fixes the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc Dr. Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Also seen this happen with a broken belt in the tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolutionRaceWorks Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 I have actually been chasing this gremlin for a while with my truck. Tried tires. It actually does it at exsactly 55 mph to 59 then it disappears. It does it upon acceleration and decel but only in that 4 mph band. I have my 22's on now I had the same issue with the 20's and being it was a heavier wheel it also seemed more pronounced. I have rotated and balanced my heart out and found nothing as well as nothing feels loose up front and the tires that are on there now are fairly new.. if you find some weird gremlin please post it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddy300 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 see i am going to try the rotate and balance but i know one of the boots on one of my steering linkages is broke and i know that once that happens its going to break sooner or later but hope it will be a good for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdimedude Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Have you checked to see if you have any play in the linkage of the steering? Could have a bad tie rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 drive 54 mph IMO..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KissMySilvSS Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 You more then likely have a tire/wheel out of balance..... I'm no expert, but I'd say re-balance and rotate your tires. I rotate mine every other oil change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandostert Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Mine is starting this as well. I think the steering wheel clunk is starting too. I am having 2nd thoughts on selling it. Edited March 26, 2010 by evandostert (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desrtrat Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 is it possible that there could be a problem with a rotor. maybe just a tad warped, or a little dust/dirt behind it so it may not be seating just right on the spindle.. just my uneducated .02 good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yembo77 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) I just searched for this and when I saw shimmy at 55mph I said, EXACTLY. My truck is doing this too. Thought it was the old tires, which were bad, so I put on brand new rims and tires and it still does it! I'm thinking the idler is probably shot, but it's interesting it does it at certain speeds. Mine does it right at 55-60 too, and because of that I thought it was an out of balance tire for sure. But they're brand new and just balanced! it smoothes out at 70. So I'm going to look into some parts, but man it's annoying. Actually, if anyone reads this and knows, what is your preferred method for testing steering parts, especially an idler arm. My method is to take a pry bar and rest it on a jack stand as a pivot and then press upward on the ball joints, or linkage parts. If the play is more than 1/16th" then I can tell that it's worn. Anyone else? -m Edited April 12, 2010 by yembo77 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivin74 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 I just searched for this and when I saw shimmy at 55mph I said, EXACTLY. My truck is doing this too. Thought it was the old tires, which were bad, so I put on brand new rims and tires and it still does it! I'm thinking the idler is probably shot, but it's interesting it does it at certain speeds. Mine does it right at 55-60 too, and because of that I thought it was an out of balance tire for sure. But they're brand new and just balanced! it smoothes out at 70. So I'm going to look into some parts, but man it's annoying. Actually, if anyone reads this and knows, what is your preferred method for testing steering parts, especially an idler arm. My method is to take a pry bar and rest it on a jack stand as a pivot and then press upward on the ball joints, or linkage parts. If the play is more than 1/16th" then I can tell that it's worn. Anyone else? -m my SSS does the same thing. someone please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bne329 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 You more then likely have a tire/wheel out of balance..... mine was doing the same thing at the same speed as well. after i got them balaced it didnt do it no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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