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My Steering wheel shakes while driving at low speeds. Pads and rotors are good, tire presure is good This is a recent problem i noticed after the last snow and ice storm we had. The tires are due to be replaced but have had no problems untill now.

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Have the tyres inspected for side bulges and tread separation . Worn tyres loose the ability to remain in balance due to the loss of rubber and the steel belt is impacted by road objects and tend to break easily.

Testimonial: "While inspecting the tires more closely I did indeed find a bulge so thanks for the advice Bill. I guess ill be picking up some new tires a little sooner than I thought I would, but good deal man Thanx again."

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  • Posted on Sep 24, 2008

SOURCE: my steering wheel shakes/shimmies while

Tires, unless it happens when the brakes are applied, that would be warped brake rotors.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: My car shakes after applying brakes at high speeds

Well even though you had the rotors turned, they still could be warped and causing the car to shake at a high rate of speed when the brakes are applied. My suggestion is to replace the rotors asap.

Anonymous

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I don't know if the brakes dragging would cause the shaking or not but I will ask a question or two.
Does the car steer to the right or left when you apply the brakes? This would be caused by any leaking fluid or if one side is dragging heavily. This is because when the brakes heat up too much they begin to fade and loose there stopping power. If one side is dragging the car will pull to the other side when you apply the brakes.
You need to make shure that the brakes are clean and dry. Free from all grease or break fluid.
If a wheel is dragging the rotor will overheat and will cause "Blueing" of the rotors or they will look like they have small cracks in them.
Also did the shaking start imediatly after all the work or did it take a while?

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