850T5M Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 So its 2-3 days now that my car randomly has some pretty bad steering wheel shake. The car will pull slightly to the left, and the wheel will bounce back and forth. At the beginning it only happened at highway speeds, then it stopped all together. I assumed it was maybe ice on my mag, debalancing my tire. Tonight it was riding fine, then started shaking again randomly, even at low city speeds. I can hear a wobble noise, similar to the noise crooked rotors make when you brake. The steering wobbles side to side, during accel/decel/coasting. If im driving slowly and shift the steering side to side (pretty rough), it makes a knocking sound coming from the front left wheel/engine compartment. I checked the power steering fluid, its fine. Steering doesn't feel loose or anything, it just knocks when i shift it around... Cars running IPD lowering springs, newish top plates, new end-links (1.5 years old), new control arm (left side). I haven't yet checked the wheels bolts, I will hopefully do this tomorrow morning... Any ideas? The knocking sound is worrying me a bit :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Sounds like your describing your outer tie rod popping. Jack your car up and shake the wheel back and forth. If it has play look to see where its coming from. Probably your tie rod if its pulling one way and popping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
850T5M Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Are the tie rods hard to change, and do I need an alignment if this is the case? (aka change them both at same time lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Not too hard if there really old you may need a second hand or a torch. Basically you just back the lock nut off and then spin the tie rod off and put the new one back on. And if you measure them perfectly you may not need an alignment but its a good idea to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
850T5M Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I jacked up the car this morning, had it in neutral, shook the wheel and there isnt any movement. Theres no noise either. I tried rotating the wheel, as in to move the car forward, and it stops at a certain section of the turn. I have a torn CV joint, so I assume that the problem is my CV Joint. Could a jamming CV joint be shaking my steering wheel? Is it bad to drive the car around with the broken CV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 You check both sides? And usally a bad cv axle will click when turning but if your inner joint is bad yes you'll get steering shake at certain speeds and vibrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
850T5M Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I only checked the side that i heard the sound from, as it was freezing cold outside What would I need to check on the other side, the same problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 It's probably your axle, just get a new or remanufactured axle they're pretty cheap and takes only 45 to change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 *45 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishey Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 You need to put a pry-bar on each ball joint in the front suspension and try to wobble the rim with your hands up and down and then side to side.. See if there is any slop but you need both wheels off of the ground in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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