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Old May 20, 2014 | 08:35 AM
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CO Sterring Wheel Shakes

My Sterring shakes a little when hitting bumps or pot holes. Any Ideas?
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Old May 20, 2014 | 08:53 AM
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Suggestion: dont drive over potholes.

Something is loose in suspension. You will have to get under the car to find it. Put the car on jack stands and start wiggling and tugging on all parts of suspension. That should make it easy to find the loose part(s).
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Old May 20, 2014 | 10:00 AM
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Start with your steering rack bolts, make sure they are tight.
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Old May 20, 2014 | 10:03 AM
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i've seen this with bad shocks/bump stops. although the car needs to be looked at before you go ordering stuff.
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Old May 20, 2014 | 10:59 PM
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Lower ball joints are worn out. These ball joints don't come separately so you will need to buy the entire lower arm. they run $800 for a pair.


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My Sterring shakes a little when hitting bumps or pot holes. Any Ideas?
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Old May 26, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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Could be inner or outer tie rods on steering rack also if you jack up a wheel and grab 9 o'clock and 3o'clock position on tire push pull in opposite directions on wheel if it moves there sometimes the culprit and way cheaper then lowers
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Old May 26, 2014 | 10:06 PM
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bad alignment, wheels unbalanced
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