STEERING WHEEL SHAKING?

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- JEN4472
  
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17 years ago

Wed, Jul 12, 2006 12:46 AM

My 2003 subaru legacy wagon (50k) is having this problem with a shaking steering wheel and a little pulling to the right side. About 2 months ago I got really nice new Goodyear tires and new brakes and rotars on the front. The shaking went away for a while and so did the pulling, but now 2 month later I am still having the same problems of a shaking steering wheel while braking at high speeds. I happen to take the car back to the have the brakes looked at and they said I need new rear roters and brakes. It just seems alittle fishi to me. Can someone please give me some advice or another possible solution? I am clueless...

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- Carl 1 Lucky Texan
  
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17 years ago

Wed, Jul 12, 2006 1:58 AM

If it happens during braking, it could be rotors. When you replaced the old tires, if they looked evenly worn, likely your alignmnet is OK. Read the technical white paper at

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called something like the myth of warped discs. Any heavy braking followed by holding the hot pads against the rotor - say - at a long light, can cause a spot on the rotor to have different properties that affects the feel of the brakes.

If you suspect the tires, have them rotated and see if the problem changes.

Carl

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- Mark T.B. Carroll
  
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17 years ago

Wed, Jul 12, 2006 12:42 PM

Ah, great, thanks. I just had my rotors machined and the car generally now seems nicer in at least one respect that I couldn't put my finger on. Now I think it might be that the steering wheel judders even less, if at all (not that it ever much did). I hadn't thought of that connection.

-- Mark

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17 years ago

Wed, Jul 12, 2006 1:56 PM

And have them rebalanced at the same time. A lost balance weight or improperly balanced tire can cause a shaking in the steering wheel. Doesn't take much to throw off the balance In winter, I even find the accumulation of snow and ice inside the rim really plays havoc with the balance and is a pain to dislodge.

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