Shaky steering....?? at slow speed.

Mudsam · Post by **Mudsam** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:25 am

I get rid of my factory 1993 Pajero alloy wheel and has 33" mud tires on 8" now. But the steering becomes shaky when the speed is slow; say between 40-60km/h. The faster speed the stable steer (60+). This REALLY annoy me!! I've done the wheel alignment but it still same. How can I stop this problem? Thanks for comment and suggestion ;-)

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:36 am

Did the tyre people balance your wheels ??
I would be checking that first ...

Then maybe wheel bearings ??

skid · Post by **skid** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:52 am

how old are the tyres???

they may be separated. check the tyres to see if they have any bulges around the tread. it will only be a small bulge but that will be the cause.

if the bulges aren't noticable, then look closely to see if the tread is more worn on one part of the tyre more than the rest.

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:01 am

if it didnt do it on the old wheels its got to be the new ones

mudlva · Post by **mudlva** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:27 am

have a good look around your steering linkages, tie rods etc. i had a similar problem and replaced the tie rod ends and this solved it. as the tyres become larger in diameter it will high light any small wheel alignment problems

Mudsam · Post by **Mudsam** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:40 pm

I had this problem just after the brand new tyres on, with wheel alignment and tyres balanced on that day. It maybe a steering linkage or tie rod???

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:51 pm

I just had this happen to a work car took it in for 2 new front tires and it shook at 40km to 65km took it back and they spun the tires and one had a bulge of about 7 or 8 mm (you could only see it while it was spinning)

this was a tire fault on a NEW tire and they replaced it and now all OK.

the other option is swap the fornt left for back left and drive it no change do the same on the right, this will get rid of the movement in the steering wheel if it is a tire thing.

good luck

Mudsam · Post by **Mudsam** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:29 pm

Thanks mate, will try it tomorrow and post the outcome. Just wondering is bulge actually affect the safety?

The tyres are about 18 months old with plenty of tread (10mm+).

WACKO · Post by **WACKO** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:20 pm

it shouldnt be ballencing. that occurs at higher speeds, closer to 100kph. tyre seperation is bulging like the others have said. that would be my guess if they have been on there for 18mths. move them around as suggested and if it feels like the wobbling starts to feel like its coming thru the floor and not the steering wheel then the problem tyre will be on the rear and vice versa. id just take it into a tyre store and get them to check it. they know what they are looking for.

good luck.

Rollux · Post by **Rollux** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:05 am

If tyres are ok, check the steering damper. Wider tyres put more stress on it and they tend to die, allowing shudders and shakes thru the wheel.
A decent foam cell one does the trick nicely.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:25 am

Good comments above, another thing to check is that you don't have a bent wheel, had that a couple of times on me Zuk.

Cheers
Clint

skid · Post by **skid** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:03 pm

how did ya go dude, did ya sort it out ???

what was the verdict ???