Hi all. I just replaced the CV Axles, inner and outer tie rods, front wheel bearings, brake pads and rotors on my 99 Civic VP. I took it to the local Goodyear for an alignment and had the Mechanic check over my work to see if everything was good and tight. He said everything looked nice and tight. The steering wheel will shake at 70mph and over but funny thing is that it isn't a constant shake, sometimes it goes away for 20 to 30 secs and then comes back. Advice on what to do?

 

Tyres..not just wear pattern but radial belt may have shifted. Try tyre rotation to test to see if that is a possibility too.

 

Or it could be something as simple as needing a tire balance. As Shodan said, rotate your tires and see if the vibration moves with the tires.

 

You must've hit alot of pot holes, tires need to be balanced. Look into road-force balancing.

 

If your rotation doesn't change anything, I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

I've had a wobble since I've owned my hatchback which hasn't changed with 4 sets of tires, 3 sets of rims, 2 new axles. My next steps is new upper control arms, new wheel bearings, new lower ball joints, all new bushings, and new inner and outer tie rods. At some point I hope to get rid of the wobble. Besides, the car really could use a whole new front end as it's all 20 years old.

 

Wobbles and vibrations are diagnostically different, TomCat.

 

True but OP did say the steering wheel shakes at 70 MPH (same as mine). This to me is more in line with a wobble over a minor vibration.

 

Eh, I get where you're coming from, but that's not the case. "Wobble" is generally a loose feeling in the steering components, sometimes with forced input (bump steer), and is generally caused by a poor alignment or failing suspension components (primarily rubber parts). Shaking is a feeling in the steering wheel or body of the car, never with forced input, and is generally caused by bad balance, or improperly worn tread.

It might seem like semantics, but diagnostically, the difference is very important.

 

Hmmm okay. Methinks I need you to come to BC and tell me what mine is.

I know I'm at a loss.

 

Sounds like good advice.

 

I'm very interested to see what the issue is. I am having a "wobble" issue with my civic as well.

I'm assuming that I need to replace my axel, but I bought the car and the power steering was no connected. I think I might have multiple issues. I need to understand what affects the steering and what doesn't.

 

Please create your own thread.