shaking at stop lights in gear

sicc00neon · Post by **sicc00neon** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:35 pm

i have had this shake in my steering wheel for quite some time it only shakes when im coming to a stop about 3mph or less

if i come to a stop really slow it doesnt do it as bad when the idle drops down to about 600 or so it doesnt do it all that bad but when the music is on and altornator kicks in to power the amp idle jumps to about 800 and shakes the car like crazy im doing the upper strut mount like tomorrow on the passengers side as i kknow its in bad shape but that gotta be something different i have heat spots on my rotors i know time to change but it did it before the heat spots were there so thats not the problem

the car was stolen like 5 months ago and ran into a curb pretty hard i changed out control arms on bolth sides inner tie rods and am doing the outers when i do the springs and upper strut mount
also gonna get another alignment have had 3 in the past 6 months so i know the guy at the shop said it lines up pretty starit so the frame isnt bent but thinking

i do have 2 town upper and lower torq mounts do they do anything to keep the engine from shaking or is that ust the trans mount and engine mount that do that

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:07 am

shaking while braking, sounds like rotors and pads.

shaking and stuttering caused by low idle is probably old plugs, bad plug wires.

sicc00neon · Post by **sicc00neon** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:51 am

Well its not the plugs just because I've swaped plugs three times in the last month

Only thing I haven't changed is wires and coil

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:06 pm

Could be a lot of things. Is the a/c or defroster running? Is the engine properly balanced (thought you mentioned something of repairs to the front end), are the belts good and properly tensioned? Any CEL?

sicc00neon · Post by **sicc00neon** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:10 pm

No cell yes I did some repairs tp control arms and nuckles meaning wheel bearing and hubs to the front. Ac on it gets worse gonna swap out my springs and upper strut mounts for the front passengers side is shot then I'm doing brakes if no change it sucks cuz it didn't happen before the car got stolen and ramed into a curb

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:17 pm

sicc00neon wrote: i do have 2 town upper and lower torq mounts do they do anything to keep the engine from shaking or is that ust the trans mount and engine mount that do that

Both torque struts torn will contribute to shaking at idle. The engine and trans. mount won't have as big of an impact, unless they are sagging enough to get things out of position.

When replacing the torque struts, use Dante's sticky to get the info on doing them right.

sicc00neon · Post by **sicc00neon** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:19 pm

Ok ill do the upper as soon as I can and see if there's any change[/u]

sicc00neon · Post by **sicc00neon** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:49 pm

ok upper torq strut has been done but there has been no change

sicc00neon · Post by **sicc00neon** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:00 pm

i got a alignment yesterday and this is what ive found now i have the wheel shaking at stop lights now my car shakes at speeds higher then 65 it didnt do that before the alignment im gonna sway out the inner tie rods because the outer tie rods are new i dont really know what to do after that besides droping it off at a shop for diagnostic and figureing it out

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:34 pm

Any decent shop would have refused an alignment with worn parts. But there are a few crappy shops/mechanics that could care less.

now i have the wheel shaking at stop lights

this is the steering wheel, I hope?

now my car shakes at speeds higher then 65 it didnt do that before the alignment

It is possible the tires need balanced, and they have been worn from the previous lack of alignment. Now, they may be fighting the good alignment due to how they are worn. You may need to rotate them to see if it changes.

sicc00neon · Post by **sicc00neon** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:20 pm

Steering wheel shakes at speeds above 65 and at stop lights I checked the inner tie rods today for movement there was none they are worn cuz when I did the outers they just ploped around now my question is what else do I do I'm lost I think ill drop it off at a dealer and see if they can find anything

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