Steering wheel shimmy at highway speeds

[John Graham]

Check your inside CV joints. I had the same thing and it turned out to be
the inside CV joint. Just jack up the and check for up and down play in the
joint.

John
1990 Coupe
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> From: Tony Urban <tony at crazyralph.com>
> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:14:00 -0500
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Steering wheel shimmy at highway speeds
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Over the past month or two I've noticed a shimmy in my steering wheel
> when I hit 55 and above.  I'd think it was my alignment or a tire but it
> seems to come and go (although it's there more than it isn't).  To
> better explain, I'll be going 65 and the wheel will be shuddering about
> 1/8 inch side to side, I'll round a curve and the shimmy will go away.
> I round another curve and it returns.
> 
> Does anyone have an idea one what could be causing this problem?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Tony
> 
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