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Old 06-11-07, 06:56 AM
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saturday heading down miami i was racing a mustang when all of a sudden i drove over a 2 inch patch that was graded out of the road .couple minuites later i got off the highway and my steering wheel kept trembling from right to left when i go about 35 to 70 ,when i step on the brakes it goes away a little .can this be the tie rod ends ,a bad bushing or steering rack .all help will be greately appreciated

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Old 06-11-07, 11:13 AM
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sounds quite odd to me given the circumstances...

it'd be hard to pin it down for sure without seeing the car in person...
Old 06-11-07, 11:43 AM
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when i drive 75 and over it goes away but at low speeds its terrible ,it feels like something is about to break .this evening i will cheack the control arm bushings maby they are the culprit

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Old 06-11-07, 03:30 PM
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sounds more like a tire about to blow out...

seriously, thats the exact description I get from people right before a tire blows out or fails...
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my tires are not new but its good as well as the control arms and tie rods but after reading a couple of threads on soarer central i think the caliper might be shot because of the rust on it so im gonna check this now hopefully this solves my problem
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Originally Posted by sc250tt
my tires are not new but its good as well as the control arms and tie rods but after reading a couple of threads on soarer central i think the caliper might be shot because of the rust on it so im gonna check this now hopefully this solves my problem
have you checked the tires specifically since this incident?

a caliper won't cause your vibration like that...
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Sounds like you chunked some wheel weights or the belts in the tire are trying to if not already, separating. I would lean more to the tire. This could make it pull to one side or the other as well.
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problem solved so it was the brakes rubbing on the rotor .some sandpaper and grease fixed it
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