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Old 28-07-2011, 10:07 PM
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ive got a wobble on my focus steering wheel i cant get rid of, ive had wheels aligned also the wheels balanced and they arent buckled. the wobble only starts over 60 mph and as its my runaround i dont normally feel it but im going to ford fair this year so i want rid of it before i start driving for over 3hrs any suggestions as to what it could be?
Old 28-07-2011, 10:15 PM
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Not too sure could be a ball joint dose it do it on left and right bends?
Old 28-07-2011, 10:24 PM
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driving straight ahead it wobbles but only once the car hits 60, and ive checked all the joints theres no play anywhere, ive even changed the brake discs incase they were warped and its still there
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have you balanced the rear wheels also its not common but on some cars the rears can cause a wobble allthough not usually felt through the steering but worth checking anyway
also check the uj on the steering column
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Drive shafts can cause this, when there is a tiny little bit of run out, seen it many many times, I would have suggested discs but you've sorted that.
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Had this very problem. After replacing nearly all my front suspension. Turned out I had a very nackered steering rack!
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