Steering Wheel Vibration, Rocking Back and Forth
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Steering Wheel Vibration, Rocking Back and Forth
My 2000 Navi steering wheel started to rock back and forth when going down bumpy roads at 15-50 mph. On the highway its fine at speeds up to 80+. I jacked up the Navi and checked to see if the ball joints are bad. About 9 months ago I had the lower ball joints replaced, and the sway bar fixed. The only play I got was the Idle Arm Damper was in pretty bad shape. I replaced the Idle Arm Damper and it cleared up a mojority of the shaking. I have Continental tires which I've heard were junk. Is there a way to check the steering gear box? Tie rod ends seem to be fine. Also too, does anyone have an opinion on what tires. I like Michelins, but don't want to pay a bunch>
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Is there a way to check the steering gear box?
If there is a noticible rotation of the steering wheel without a corresponding movement of the Pitman arm, then there is slop in the gear.
I have ALWAYS been happy with Michelin LTX tires even though I'm not currently running them.
Every stock Conti I've ever owned have been lousy, much like every stock Firestone I've ever owned has been.
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I changed out the Pitman arm. Pretty bad. 80 bucks at the dealership. Cheaper off of eBay. That helped some. I have a few other things loose. Tie rods, and such. But my steeping wheel is way too easy to turn. Thats more of a problem. I'm not sure if its the steering assist.
