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karin___
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| 08/06/2003 8:55 AM |
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| I have a '94 wrangler. At speeds over 60 or so, if I hit a bump I get a really bad side-to-side shimmy or shake. If I let off the gas this goes away in a few moments, but it's a little scary while it's happening! I heard once that this was caused by a part unseating, and that the shimmy lasted as long as it took the part to re-seat. Has anyone heard of this? |
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Frank_Di_Piazza___
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| 08/31/2003 7:29 PM |
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I have a 94 Cherokee that does the same thing! It is terrifying. How ridiculous! Does anyone have an answer?
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karin at 8/6/2003 8:55:25 AM
I have a '94 wrangler. At speeds over 60 or so, if I hit a bump I get a really bad side-to-side shimmy or shake. If I let off the gas this goes away in a few moments, but it's a little scary while it's happening! I heard once that this was caused by a part unseating, and that the shimmy lasted as long as it took the part to re-seat. Has anyone heard of this? |
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Stephen___
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| 09/02/2003 7:20 PM |
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| Check your steering stabilizer, like a shock absorber, fronte end bushings, and well, tire balance |
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Adrianna___
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| 09/19/2003 8:27 PM |
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I may have the answer to your shaking problems.
It might be the steering damper. I have an 1989 Jeep
Wrangler that would shake violently while driving
at speeds over 50 mph. But only when driving straight,
corners were fine. It was the steering damper which
acts as a steering stabilzer and it looks like a horizontal
shock. I had a new Monroe steering damper installed
for under $70.00 and I was back in business.
Good luck.
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Frank Di Piazza at 8/31/2003 7:29:03 PM
I have a 94 Cherokee that does the same thing! It is terrifying. How ridiculous! Does anyone have an answer?
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karin at 8/6/2003 8:55:25 AM
I have a '94 wrangler. At speeds over 60 or so, if I hit a bump I get a really bad side-to-side shimmy or shake. If I let off the gas this goes away in a few moments, but it's a little scary while it's happening! I heard once that this was caused by a part unseating, and that the shimmy lasted as long as it took the part to re-seat. Has anyone heard of this? |
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Steve___
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| 09/23/2003 10:53 AM |
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AKA "Death Wobble"
Here's a great article on that... A little older, but worth the read.
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/deathwobble/
Like the others in this thread have said, replace your steering damper and get your wheels and tires looked at (I had a VERY small ding in one of my wheels that was contributing to the problem.) I just bought a new damper for 40$ and put it on myself with very little effort. It helped a lot.
Steve
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karin at 8/6/2003 8:55:25 AM
I have a '94 wrangler. At speeds over 60 or so, if I hit a bump I get a really bad side-to-side shimmy or shake. If I let off the gas this goes away in a few moments, but it's a little scary while it's happening! I heard once that this was caused by a part unseating, and that the shimmy lasted as long as it took the part to re-seat. Has anyone heard of this? |
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