still cant figure it out, I took the tires with the bulges and put them in the back, but the pulsation is as bad as ever. Ok something else I notice is especially on the highway, when im doing around 70, the wheel will pivet when I let go of it left and right like someone is wiggling it very lightly??? I have never seen this before, neither has my mechanic friends, the pulsation and shaking also comes from brake pedal too. I have only 3 ideas, center drag link, tie rods, or brake rotors. The wheel bearings I put in are perfectly fine with grease and everything, the balljoints are also solid too.
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Center link can make it drift side to side, but wouldn't cause a pulsation. Check the rotors, I would start there. Actually, none of the steering linkage should cause a pulsation.
Yeah IM gonna buy some
new rotors tomarrow, the center drag, how do you check it and the tie rods? I know you jack up the car.
new rotors tomarrow, the center drag, how do you check it and the tie rods? I know you jack up the car.
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You're gonna need another person, put it on stands and have someone hold one tire while the other is being pulled left to right. If one of you can get a good look at the linkage while this is being done then you should be able to figure what is going on. But the linkage parts are cheap enough it wouldn't hurt to replace them anyway. I plan to, but have been out of work for 4 months. Just got hired today, so it will have to wait til I can get my checkbook built up again.
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You're gonna need another person, put it on stands and have someone hold one tire while the other is being pulled left to right. If one of you can get a good look at the linkage while this is being done then you should be able to figure what is going on. But the linkage parts are cheap enough it wouldn't hurt to replace them anyway. I plan to, but have been out of work for 4 months. Just got hired today, so it will have to wait til I can get my checkbook built up again.
just a double check, how did you check the ball joints? and don't forget there are upper and lowers.
did you shake down the front end, including spinning the front tires? the steering can cause the vibration if any part is sloppy. this causes the tire to snap back and forth, usually from multiple component failures.
also, make sure the rims are properly mounted to the hub and torqued correctly.
did you shake down the front end, including spinning the front tires? the steering can cause the vibration if any part is sloppy. this causes the tire to snap back and forth, usually from multiple component failures.
also, make sure the rims are properly mounted to the hub and torqued correctly.
yes I also do have pulsation when I hit the brakes
but the odd thing is, why would there be pulsation when I am not touching the brakes, is it perhaps the rotors is warped causing it to do it all the time?
but the odd thing is, why would there be pulsation when I am not touching the brakes, is it perhaps the rotors is warped causing it to do it all the time?
ok
now when I stop its definitely pulsating a lot too, also the wheel will wiggle back and fourth as well. So is it a bad rotor then?
now when I stop its definitely pulsating a lot too, also the wheel will wiggle back and fourth as well. So is it a bad rotor then?
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