SparkyJeff
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- City, State
- Minneapolis, MN
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '00 5.0L Mountaineer
My 2000 Mountaineer (5.0 AWD, 150k mi)
has recently (This week) developed a shake up front.
It does not make noise, there is no clunking, banging, whining, or grinding noise. While driving straight, on a clean road, the steering wheel wants to wiggle back and forth about an inch.
I'm thinking it might just be a bad tire.
The shaky wheel goes away at some speeds. At at 25 mph we have a shaky wheel, but at 35 mph we're sailing smooth, 45 shaky, 55 smooth, 65 shaky.
I was thinking of doing a brake job, and rotating the tires to see if there is a change in the nature of the shake.
So my questions are, What else shall I inspect while I have the wheels off?
I'm guessing tie rod ends and wheel bearings????
Ball joints were replaced 30k mi ago.
Thanks for any input
Jeff
It's -10°F in MN, anyone have a garage heater I can borrow?
has recently (This week) developed a shake up front.
It does not make noise, there is no clunking, banging, whining, or grinding noise. While driving straight, on a clean road, the steering wheel wants to wiggle back and forth about an inch.
I'm thinking it might just be a bad tire.
The shaky wheel goes away at some speeds. At at 25 mph we have a shaky wheel, but at 35 mph we're sailing smooth, 45 shaky, 55 smooth, 65 shaky.
I was thinking of doing a brake job, and rotating the tires to see if there is a change in the nature of the shake.
So my questions are, What else shall I inspect while I have the wheels off?
I'm guessing tie rod ends and wheel bearings????
Ball joints were replaced 30k mi ago.
Thanks for any input
Jeff
It's -10°F in MN, anyone have a garage heater I can borrow?