Hello,
just bought a charming vw convertable... very excited about it... I can't seem to know why the steering wheel shakes when I reach 40 mph... it shakes only at 40 mph, not over or below, took the car to a couple of mechanics but no success so far... and I need to know where to take the car to put on the weatherstripping... I am a resident of Inglewood CA... help me fix my car...
lazo
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Speedy Jim
Actually its funny now.... but scary as hell when it first happens. My 68 betle... I was about 17, I think. Driving down the road and all of a sudden the steering wheel starts to shake back and forth violently! Slowed down and it stopped. It was a bad steering damper.
dw
My 70 standard bug had a shimmy at 40mph,but it was due for new tires and after getting them the shimmy was gone. :)
i presume you have had the wheels balenced?
Hope my mechanic did... I will mention that on the next visit..
thanks Neil
Neil - Usenet wrote:
Lazo, one other thing that minimizes SB shakes is tire size. The car is much more susceptible if you're using older, narrower tires. Minimum recommended tire width is 155R15, I prefer 165R15s.
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