Steering Wheel Wooble
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Steering Wheel Wooble
2005 4X4 Screw with 2.5" leveling kit and BFGR 285/70/17. 35,000 miles
Noticed within the last few weeks that when I apply the brakes I'm getting a "wobble" in the steering wheel. It drives and rides fine at all speeds other than when I apply the brakes. No pulling in either direction when the brakes are applied. It can get excessive if traveling at 60 mph and have to apply the brakes hard, but only lasts until it slows to about 25-30 mph. The leveling kit and tires have been on for nearly a year now and I just had the tires balanced and rotated, which help very little, so I could not imagine it would be these two things. But I don't know. I had the front end aligned after the leveling kit was installed and I don't use the truck off road hardly at all and don't climb any curbs, etc. I plan to have it looked at but wanted some input on what to have them look at first.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Noticed within the last few weeks that when I apply the brakes I'm getting a "wobble" in the steering wheel. It drives and rides fine at all speeds other than when I apply the brakes. No pulling in either direction when the brakes are applied. It can get excessive if traveling at 60 mph and have to apply the brakes hard, but only lasts until it slows to about 25-30 mph. The leveling kit and tires have been on for nearly a year now and I just had the tires balanced and rotated, which help very little, so I could not imagine it would be these two things. But I don't know. I had the front end aligned after the leveling kit was installed and I don't use the truck off road hardly at all and don't climb any curbs, etc. I plan to have it looked at but wanted some input on what to have them look at first.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Sounds an awful lot like warped rotors. Since you mentioned tire rotations, the lug nuts need to be torqued to 500 ft lbs. Not torqueing the lug nuts can cause rotor warp from what I have heard and read.
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It is definitly warped rotors. If it is under warranty, I would have them replaced. The dealer is going to want to re-surface the rotors, which will work, but they will warp easier next time due to being thinner. Demand to have them replaced.
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Originally Posted by DASTUD
It is definitly warped rotors. If it is under warranty, I would have them replaced. The dealer is going to want to re-surface the rotors, which will work, but they will warp easier next time due to being thinner. Demand to have them replaced.
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Originally Posted by Shawn1024
Sounds an awful lot like warped rotors. Since you mentioned tire rotations, the lug nuts need to be torqued to 500 ft lbs. Not torqueing the lug nuts can cause rotor warp from what I have heard and read.
Shawn
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500??? I think it's more like 150 ft/lbs.
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Originally Posted by 05 Screw
Do you think the dealer will try and stick me with this since I've had a leveling kit and larger tires installed? This sounds pretty pricey.
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Originally Posted by 05 Screw
2005 4X4 Screw with 2.5" leveling kit and BFGR 285/70/17. 35,000 miles
Noticed within the last few weeks that when I apply the brakes I'm getting a "wobble" in the steering wheel. It drives and rides fine at all speeds other than when I apply the brakes. No pulling in either direction when the brakes are applied. It can get excessive if traveling at 60 mph and have to apply the brakes hard, but only lasts until it slows to about 25-30 mph. The leveling kit and tires have been on for nearly a year now and I just had the tires balanced and rotated, which help very little, so I could not imagine it would be these two things. But I don't know. I had the front end aligned after the leveling kit was installed and I don't use the truck off road hardly at all and don't climb any curbs, etc. I plan to have it looked at but wanted some input on what to have them look at first.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Noticed within the last few weeks that when I apply the brakes I'm getting a "wobble" in the steering wheel. It drives and rides fine at all speeds other than when I apply the brakes. No pulling in either direction when the brakes are applied. It can get excessive if traveling at 60 mph and have to apply the brakes hard, but only lasts until it slows to about 25-30 mph. The leveling kit and tires have been on for nearly a year now and I just had the tires balanced and rotated, which help very little, so I could not imagine it would be these two things. But I don't know. I had the front end aligned after the leveling kit was installed and I don't use the truck off road hardly at all and don't climb any curbs, etc. I plan to have it looked at but wanted some input on what to have them look at first.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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maybe something different
Just a thought. pay close attention to possible "wobbling" when you first accelerate from a stop. The dealership changed the angle of the rear axle several times and I believe this is the origin. The dealership is trying different angles so I can't say yet that they aren't helping. I think the same wobble which is present at initial acceleration due to driveshaft angle (its on a tsb) causes the de-acceleration wobble... any thoughts
Tim
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Originally Posted by timp
Just a thought. pay close attention to possible "wobbling" when you first accelerate from a stop. The dealership changed the angle of the rear axle several times and I believe this is the origin. The dealership is trying different angles so I can't say yet that they aren't helping. I think the same wobble which is present at initial acceleration due to driveshaft angle (its on a tsb) causes the de-acceleration wobble... any thoughts
Tim
Tim