[Shop-talk] Shaky steering wheel

[Battmain]

On my truck it was the hubs and tie rod ends. After replacing the hubs, the
two
inches the steering used to moved before it did anything went away. Then
the
tie rods tightened everything up more.

Other possibility  is the steering
shaft. 

Regards,
Brian



>________________________________
> From:
"eric at megageek.com" <eric at megageek.com>
>To: shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net 
>Sent:
Saturday, April 7, 2012 12:34 PM
>Subject: [Shop-talk] Shaky steering wheel
>
>OK, Good afternoon all. 
>
>Quick question, my daily driver started a really
weird symptom yesterday 
>on my way to church.  It seems that at low speed,
turning the wheel a 
>little bit creates a pretty major vibration in the front
end.  This 
>happens even with the truck on the lift.  I checked the power
steering 
>fluid and that is fine.  I don't know how to further diagnose this
problem 
>and I can't find anything on-line to look for.
>
>Note, I drove the
truck home w/out a problem on Thurs.  Then, during the 
>day on Fri, I
manually moved the truck without starting the engine (I 
>turned the key to
unlock the steering, then I put it in neutral and pushed 
>the truck forward
(and turned the wheel).)  I had to move it back an forth 
>a few times like
this.  Then, when I started the truck friday night, I 
>noticed the shacking
immediately.
>
>So I'm guessing I caused this issue when I turned the wheel
with the truck 
>off.  Any ideas?  This is a 2001 Ford Explorer with 210,000
miles on it. 
>(I know, but it still looks new!)  8>)  I'd love to be able to
fix this 
>before Easter.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Eric P
>"Be as beneficent as the
sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational 
>being are trenched on, die
on the first inch of your territory." Ralph 
>Waldo Emerson
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