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Originally Posted by gusthewonderslug
and still I'm experiencing the vibe.
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What do you mean by a "Shimmy Shimmy and a vibe?
Do you mean a harmonic vibration that eg. a vibration that pulses and is not constant?
Have you done a basic check of the ball joints on both the Tie Rod end ball joints and on the Drag Link ball joints. The Drag Link is the rod that connects the steering box arm to the L/H steering knuckle. There's a simple way to test . You need two people. Parking the car on a leave flat paved surface, have the car running in PARK or Neutral with the hand brake on and rear wheels chocked with BIG bricks or similar front and rear so you don't get run over. Now climb under the front end then get your friend to wiggle the wheel left to right, while this is happening place you finger on either tie rod end where it meets the steering knuckle. See if you can feel any movement or clicking, do this for each joint. Sometimes a worn L/H joint will feel like it's coming from the R/H side but when you move to the R/H side to test you'll notice it will be louder or a sharper feel.
There's also an issue with grabbing front brake calipers causing vibrations or bent rear axles or flanges. Do you have any annoying small squeaks when lightly braking?
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