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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:24 pm 
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when im doing 80 or so kmph me stearing wheel shakes what would cause that??

is it the rotors or is it in the stearing??

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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:38 pm 
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Wheel bearings more than likely if its mostly just the steering wheel.

 

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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:41 pm 
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could also be you have lost a wheel weight - go get em balanced!!!

 

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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 6:34 pm 
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Rotors.

My Brake pedal pulsed and steering wheel shook only under braking until I replace the rotors.

If it was a wheel balance or a wheel bearing problem it would do shake at anytime not just during braking.

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:56 pm 
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mine does's same thing, i know the rotors are stuffed,they need replaceing . mine pulsates and wheels shakes. and when im doing 100 it gets a little vibration/shake though car i might check wheel weights

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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:22 pm 
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yeh check wheel weights then..(ie get front two balanced again, but where you got tyres done coz maybe they'l do it for nix).

 

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