Re: 5KS Front End Problems

[EKellock@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-07-29 11:39:50 EDT, you write:

>The front end of my '88 5KS has been transmitting some strange sensations
>lately.  If I drive along at a slow speed (< 15 mph), the steering wheel
>will steer to the right.  Not smoothly, though, but in pulsations...maybe an
>inch at a time (in other words, the steering wheel actualy turns to the
>right).  As I increase speed (and hold the wheel straight), the pulsation
>frequency increases and eventually becomes a mild but very nocticeable
>vibration (@ > 60 mph) that's transmitted throughout the front end.

Well it seems like it would be related to brakes or something acting on the
right front wheel at least.  Don't have any direct experience with this but
could it be a stuck brake or the ABS sensor out of whack?  Based on the work
that was done recently, especially the strut work, check the ABS sensor and
make sure it is properly seated.  While you're there, make sure a brake pad
isn't cocked sideways or something weird.

What happens when you apply the brakes: do the pulsations change, do you hear
any unusual noises (beside the moaning)?

If it was just the moaning, I'd say you needed an exorcism... ;-)>

Ed Kellock
Lansing, IA
87 5KCSTQ
87 CGT 2.3