Steering wheel shakes at idle and high speed

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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 08:43 AM
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Default Steering wheel shakes at idle and high speed

It shakes at idle off and on...and once i hit 55 mph it shakes. The vibrations seem to get smaller once i get to around 80mph. The other thing i noticed is when im at a stop and i dont have my hands on the wheel, the steering wheel turns left all by itself when i start to accelerate. I just got a full 4 wheel alignment so it cant be that. Any idea what could cause this?
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 08:45 AM
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Default Re: Steering wheel shakes at idle and high speed (Junkyard2000)

Have you checked your rotors to see if they are warped? Also may want to look into rack end bushing and check the other bushing to see if everything is okay.

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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 09:14 AM
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how bad does it shake at idle?
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 09:23 AM
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Do you have urethane bushings?
That will make the steering wheel vibrate.
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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Default Re: Steering wheel shakes at idle and high speed (CRX Toad)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRX Toad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Have you checked your rotors to see if they are warped? Also may want to look into rack end bushing and check the other bushing to see if everything is okay.

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thanks ill check those out

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Coltmorris &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how bad does it shake at idle?</TD></TR></TABLE>

my steering wheel is a blur when it happens. It happens on and off tho.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hughesl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do you have urethane bushings?
That will make the steering wheel vibrate.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup az poly mounts, but the vibration wasnt there before so its not that. It just started a couple of weeks ago. I did take the tranny off and on about the same time it started, dont know if theyre related.

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