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Zooka

Joined: Sun May 15, 2011 9:51 am
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Location: Hervey Bay/Fraser Is

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:11 am

Sumfin on the Sierra is playing up, every now and again the car will shake violently and same with the steering wheel and i pull over and bam it's fine again for ages, I think sumfin with tyres/suspension?

Any ideas?
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Samurai81

Joined: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Kapiti Coast, New Zealand
Vehicle: Samurai G16, DMax.

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:15 am

Welcome to driving a Sierra/Samurai,

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Junior_91

Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Ipswich

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:26 am

I think you will find it is at a certain speed.

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SierraDan

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Location: Newcastle
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:27 am

Check even tyre pressures.
Then King pins, bearing etc.

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Bruce

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Location: Brisbane

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:43 am

sumfin???? WTF
Fuck I'm getting old.
I assume that's "Something"

Also check steering damper, bushes as well.

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bobbyb

Joined: Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:28 am
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Location: coffs harbour

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:39 am

This happened in my coily randomly for the first year I owned it. It would happen without warning at any speed, and was seriously violent, so much so that it had to be pulled over. Then it would be fine for another month, or a day. Totally random.
Myself, and three other mechanics went over it on seperate occasions with a fine toothed comb and could find nothing at all wrong with the low k's vehicle.
Got sick of it in the end and installed a Tough Dog steering damper. Hasnt done it again in the past 3yrs.
Band-aid I know, but it was either that or get rid of it.

redrocketsj50

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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:32 am

i found with my coily the two inch suspenion lift gave it the shakes with stock tyres around 60kmhs fitted castor correctors and no more shakes

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bobbyb

Joined: Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:28 am
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Location: coffs harbour

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:37 am

I should've mentioned that mine is stock, bar the Pirelli Scorpians on wider rims..

bogga

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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:46 pm

mine is at 50km so i avoid that speed where i can.......problem solved

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DropBear8

Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:00 pm
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Location: Perth

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:05 pm

bogga wrote:

mine is at 50km so i avoid that speed where i can.......problem solved

prevention is better than cure

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dbona2

Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 4:02 am
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Location: ipswich, qld

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:45 am

mine does this to, sometimes you can speed up and it goes away

stockman

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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:47 am

Check wheel balance too.
If your front wheels are out of balance you might not feel it until you hit a certain speed.

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S13RR4

Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:30 pm
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Location: Sunshine Coast

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:40 am

Shocks
Suspension
Unis / drive shafts
Wheel balance
Wheel bearings
steering damper
buckled rims
tyre pressure
brakes

Is it coming through the steering wheel, or the seat, or your pedals?

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Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:30 pm
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Location: Bulimba, Brisbane
Vehicle: '92 Sierra

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:49 am

Mine did it after suffering a slight bend in the tie rod. It would happen at any speed. Basically I'd hit a bump just the right way, usually while cornering, and the tie rod would bend, then spring straight, then bend, then straight and so on. Gave massive steering shuddering to the point of having to pull over.

And Bruce you can't complain about being old and then throw "WTF" into the same post

. You damn kid with your sms acronyms.

Zooka

Joined: Sun May 15, 2011 9:51 am
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Location: Hervey Bay/Fraser Is

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:14 am

Yeah its coming thru the steering wheel, but I went to Bridgestone/TJM and they say my tyres are 6 years old and starting to crack and r bigger than standard size and says thats the problem, and then went to Tyrepower and they reckon cos of the age and wear of the tyre one is giving out

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