Shaking Steering Wheel '87 85/4000Q

[Kneale Brownson]

Bad brake rotor?  Bent wheel?

At 09:15 AM 6/3/2005 +0300, datalapio at kolumbus.fi wrote:
>Hi,
>
>the steering wheel of my 4K begins to wibrate on highway speeds (80 km/h - 
>50 mph).   
>
>The higher the speed the worse the shaking. 
>
>The tyres have been changed and balanced and the position of the wheels have 
>been switched from back to front. Four wheel adjustment has just been made 
>and the front brake pads have been changed without effect on the problem. No 
>slack can be found from the joints. And the wheels roll without noise from 
>bearings.
>
>It seems that I have some slack in up-down direction of steering wheel 
>mounting but I do not know if this have anythign to do with the shaking?
>
>
>Does anybody any ideas what should be done next? Can it be faulty drive 
>shaft joint or wheel bearing?
>
>Br,
>Tuomo
>
>
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