JDMgizmoDC2

I notice when I hold my steering wheel straight forward but I felt a mild shaking on the steering wheel. It shaking to the right lightly to mild shaking when I push the gas a little faster. What cause this steering wheel shake? Thanks

SYDNEYSIDER

Go and have your wheels balanced and aligned. My car was out of alignment before and after 60mph, it would start shaking. Got it aligned and it didnt shake even at 130mph.

2005 TSX

What is the condition of your tires?
Have you had your tires balanced lately?
Is your car lowered, and is it adjusted properly for camber (if the car is really low)?

JDMgizmoDC2

I haven't done thought alignment yet but my left side of 2 tires is thick and right side 2 tires is bald. I had accident with the frontend minor on the right side of the front bumper. I don't know if that cause my alignment to go off. How much doe it cost to do alighment? Thanks!

JDMgizmoDC2

My ride is not lower, it at stock setting.
Left side 2 tires is thicks,
Right side 2 tires is bald.

I tried to fill in air pressure to 35 psi in front of 2 tires.
The shaking was reduce a little bit smoother after filling
in air pressure in tires. The shake is still there. Thanks!


[Modified by JDMgizmoDC2, 5:23 AM 2/20/2002]

b16aeg6

why dont you try putting the bald tire in the back and the good ones in the front. do u have an off balance axle? i have an off balance axle and my steering wheel shakes when i get on it and i have good tires and good aliment. gl

2005 TSX

Having bald tires on only one side of the car could definately make the steering wheel shake.
How bad was the "minor accident"? If the accident damaged the wheel/tire/front suspension, or the wheel was bumped at all, that possibly could also make the steering wheel shake.

Simple solution, try taking the one rear tire that has plenty of tread, and switching it with the front tire that is bald. See if that helps. If it doesn't, look into getting your tires balanced. If you can afford it, buy new tires to replace the bald tires. If those solutions don't help, it is very possible that your alignment is out, and this could also be a cause for your steering wheel vibration.

Just another question. How many miles are on your car? I am not sure when the struts/springs need to be replaced (I don't know too much about suspension), but if they are bad, I believe they can also be a cause for your steering wheel vibration.


[Modified by 2001 Integra GSR, 9:41 PM 2/19/2002]

JDMgizmoDC2

I will put on the thick threads of tires infront and put the bald in the back.
After the accident, I have not felt the steering wheel shake for about weeks prior
to the accident. I do everything what you have advices me. I let you know what happen futher with every possible solutions. I have currently 56,000 mileages on the 99 teg LS. Thank you the fastest responds on this forum!!

Johnny Gasparini

Well, perhaps one of the steel belts woven in the tire has torn and it would cause your wheel / car to shake

b18bvtec4drteg

Probably is the tire. Go get a decent set and balance them.

Another problem could be brakes. Warped rotors wobble steering wheels at high speeds.

JDMgizmoDC2

Tires is driving me nut, those are expensive to replace.

JDMgizmoDC2

I had brake pads replace recently for the front and the rear. Warped rotors, what cause it to warped? I am curious why doe it wobble?

WOTTEG

Rotors get warped after excessive hard braking.
A stop from 100+MPH that causes ABS to activate will warp rotors that are already old.
Also, as they age rotors become thinner, and more prone to warping.
You will only feel shaking in the brake pedal (while braking) if your rotors are warped. So i don't thing this is related.

Just some info:
- Balancing your wheels is inexpensive: $20
You should ask them to put both good tires on the front also. ($free)

- Getting an alignment adjusted is also inexpensive: $25-$40
(Be sure to ask for a readout of your measurements.
This is good to keep for your records.)
Some places will charge higher if you have been in an accident.
You might want to call around and ask about this before you go.

- Please put both good tires on the front.
But be aware that your rear-end will be prone to lose traction.
So control / modulate your braking and accelerating through corners.

- Here's a link to determine how "bald" your tires are:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...eplacewhen.htm
It sounds like you need 2 replacements. ($100 - $250)

- **CV Joint**
These are not known to go bad early on Hondas.
But after an accident I could see this being the problem.
There are 2 CV joints on each end of the axle.
When they go bad you will feel a shaking.
Replacing them is not inexpensive, but you may have it covered under warrantee.
ESPECIALLY if you felt the shake BEFORE the accident.
Take your car to the dealer, or find a shop that does:
alignment
tire balancing
CV joint inspection.
Then you can get all three checked out. Here is a CV joint Link:
http://cartalk.cars.com/Columns/Arch...4/June/12.html

Good luck.

[Modified by WOTTEG, 9:11 AM 2/20/2002]


[Modified by WOTTEG, 9:12 AM 2/20/2002]

studentdriver

its ur tires. buy new ones, and itll reduce the shaking,

JDMgizmoDC2

- Here's a link to determine how "bald" your tires are: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...eplacewhen.htm
It sounds like you need 2 replacements. ($100 - $250)

I had the teg checked out, they said all my 4 tires are extremely bald.
They detected one of my tire infront right had a large strip of crack,
I would have gotten kill if I go any futher about +50 miles.
I ordered Kumbo 205/50/15 tires is on the way from TireRack.Com
It is $268.14 for the set if anyone care, it just a kumbo tires, nothing
special, affordable tires, much more better than a slacker noisy
ripoff 600 dollars for those set of Michelin Tires!!
I wanted to thank you all for the helpful replys and responds!
You all should get Honda grammy awards for this!!


[Modified by JDMgizmoDC2, 1:44 AM 2/21/2002]

Tanner

kumho

Bleed Black

Could be motor mounts if it only does when you accelerate.