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December 2003
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ae86 Steering shake
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Sat, 09 July 2005 14:34
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Hi All,
The steering wheel in my sprinter shake when I get to certain speed normally around 100kph or when I'm steering in certain direction at high speed. Now this really annoyed the hell out of me  .
First I though the tyre is out of balance, so I get it balanced. I've check the rack end, tie rod end and they all seem pretty solid ie no play, check the wheel bearing and that seems fine. So what the hell is causing this? I've spoken to other sprinter driver and they too have this problem and no one seem to have a fix for this, whats going on? can anyone help?
Thanks
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Sun, 10 July 2005 00:30
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you probably have a flat spot on one or both of the tyres. jack the front up and spin the rim, have a look at it from side on and see if the tyre is even.
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Location:
SW Sydney
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February 2005
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Sun, 10 July 2005 02:27
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i had this in my rolla... found out that my tyre was split...
luckily it held together, as i was driving on highway from Tafe... about a 40min drive, the whole way there and back, then got home and was like OMFG 
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Location:
Perth WA
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Sun, 10 July 2005 13:01
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how bad is the shake that you have
i had a bad shake at various speeds over 100kms
but my tures were out of round.
also it could be your rims damaged making the wheel harder to balance
do u have aftermarket rims?
are they hub centric or stud centric cos if they not centred it will cause the shake also.
Cheers
Ben
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Location:
wollongong NSW
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Sun, 10 July 2005 13:05
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you said the wheels were balanced but has it had a wheel alignment?
i know in my rolla i had the shakes badly, went and got a wheel balance and wheels alignment and it improved heaps
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Location:
Perth WA
Registered:
November 2004
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Location:
Perth WA
Registered:
November 2004
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Location:
Perth WA
Registered:
November 2004
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Location:
Perth WA
Registered:
November 2004
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Sun, 10 July 2005 16:46
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Calm down Ben  Yer mine does this, only cause i need to balance my front tyres and get an alignment
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Location:
Perth
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December 2003
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Mon, 11 July 2005 01:24
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I've the lot done really wheel alignment, balanced. Yes I have aftermarket 15" wheels brand new tyres. One interesting I've found out this weekend while I have my car off the ground was the tyre is not perfectly round. When I spin them you can just tell that its not really round like minor bump, are they suppose to be perfectly round?
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are they hub centric or stud centric cos if they not centred it will cause the shake also
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Not too sure what this mean...
Thanks
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Location:
Perth WA
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November 2004
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Location:
taree nsw
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Mon, 11 July 2005 13:54
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try the steering rack nut somewhere in the center i have the same deal brand new tires got them balanced replaced the tire rod ends but only 90% gone had a pro look at it and thats what he told me might be the same i dunno but might help 
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Location:
tallahassee FL usOFa
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Mon, 11 July 2005 14:38
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wheel alignment WILL NEVER help or cure a vibration problem, because it is only about where the wheels are pointing when standing still and has nothing to do with what is happening when they are at speed & spinning.
out of balance, out of round, bent rim/wheel or hub/axle. possibly drive/propeller shaft/s.
stick your head out the window and see which one is hopping.
wear glasses.
"steering rack nut"?????
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Location:
taree nsw
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: ae86 Steering shake
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Wed, 13 July 2005 09:02
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brand new tires got them balanced
balancing a tire means that if it is out of round the professionals
would have told me yet i would have noticed if my wheel was anyway
he is talking about his steering wheel shaking over 100 or so ive done everything to stop this even putting different tires on different rims still happened so ill stop the play in this nut see if it helps and get you to give your professional opinion on my tires then hey just telling you what i was told when they checked my rim/wheel or hub/axle drive/propeller shaft/s and found nothing wrong but im no mechanic so ill trust them allencr 
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Taree (4 hrs north of syd...
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May 2004
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