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92 Taurus L Wagon 3.0

We purchased the car last weekend from a private owner who maintained it religiously . The vehicle has just over

109k on it, and runs beautifully.

The problem we are encountering is a vibration in the front end that becomes pronounced at higher speeds. I noticed a very very slight shudder in the steering wheel at highway speeds previously; yesterday we had occasion to reach 70 mph and at that point the shudder increased to the point that the dashboard was vibrating. At 65 it's fine, at 75 it's fine, at 70 it goes nuts.

I had been thinking that the slight shudder I noticed previously could be a wheel out of balance ; the 70 mph thing has me wondering. It's my first Ford, so I don't know anything about how they behave.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Dragon

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tire, wheel balance, then have the front end checked(alignment)... and slow down.... bet the previous owner never drove at 70 mph.....

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jim

Swap tires front to rear. Noise change? Look at tires close for bubbles Check the rims for built up crud and clean it off. Check the rotors while the tires are off. Look a the CV joints for cracked boots.

BOB

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BOB URZ

jim opined in news: snipped-for-privacy@dot.com:

Get real... he wants to drive it on the freeway. You act as though 70 is unsafe.

I think the Taurus suspension is prone to this. What you're seeing is a suspension design tuning problem, IMO. I had same problem

ALL bushings, tie rods, must be tight and in good shape.. plus good struts. Otherwise ANY out-of-balance or out-of-round condition in the tire will result in that.

I suggest going to a tire shop that does load-balancing (tire against a roller that puts load on it) and buy a set of 2 REALLY GOOD tires for the front.

Dont rotate.

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V.B. Mercon

V.B. Mercon opined in news:bpOcnRZJ5K snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Maybe "Jim" is onna "safe drivers" - those who merge onto freeways at 55 and expect others to move over...

;)

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