Re: Front end Shake on dirt road

Posted by Mike z on Oct. 26, 1998 at 23:44:37

In Reply to: Front end Shake on dirt road
posted by James Shotwell on Oct. 26, 1998 at 20:52:32

Hi James,
I've been down that road so to speak a few times many years ago. Check for play in your steering box sector shaft, that is the output shaft, particularly end float as against side play. Also end float in the column shaft as well. The feeling is like a violent earthquake when the whole car gets shaking, and I doubt that it does the vehicle to much good to have it happen often.
Mike

: This week I went on my first tour in my A. Things went fine until we turned off the paved road on to a oiled dirt road. My A immediately started to shake. The shake would first start with the steering wheel and proceed to "feed" on it self until the whole car would shake violently. I had to stomp the brake and slow down to about 5mph to get it to stop shaking. A young fellow that has a reputation of being very knowledgeable found my wishbone? loose and tightened it. NO LUCK. Then they checked my kingpins, they were ok.
: The road was a little washboard like, but very little since it was oiled red dirt. Shake would occur about 30 seconds after I would reach 20 to 25 mph.
: Several folks said their steering wheels shook also on the same road but theirs did not "grow" into a total vehicle shake. Most of the A's just drove on down the road at 30 mph without any trouble.
: My steering wheel has a little play but it drives on the highway just fine.
: What about the steering shock I see advertised?
: Where should I look first?
: thanks, james shotwell

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