Re: update-high speed shaking

["Sal Guzzo" <pellom@yorku.ca>]

Hey Brad,

I was experiencing the same problems.  The car would vehemently shake when
driving at 120km/h or while braking over 80km/h.  In fact, not only would
the steering wheel would shake but the brake pedal would vibrate.  I put new
rotors, and new pads and nada!  Swapped the rear tires up front a viola!
Problem solved.  Although it hasn't cured the entire problem, I know that
the tires are fuct and new ones need to be installed.  Also check the
alignment.  I think that this is also causing my car to somewhat shake.

Sal
81 Scirocco S (16V to be)
81 Scirocco (motorless and directionless)
84 Rabbit (now Gti)
84 Scirocco Wolfsburg
67 Peugeot 404
----- Original Message -----
From: "Braden Sayer" <sayerbj@hotmail.com>
To: <clubvac@onelist.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:02 PM
Subject: update-high speed shaking


> I wrote about the high speed shaking.  Thanks for the input.  My first try
> was to simply swap front wheels to back.  While doing so I inspected my
tie
> rod ends.  Now, the drivers side was rotated at a pretty good angle, and
not
> flat down.  Playing with both sides I find that whole rods rotate very
> easily.  Is this right?  Anyway, I ended up going for another drive and it
> all seemed much better.  Either something wrong with a front wheel/tire,
or
> playing around and leveling out that tie rod end helped a bunch.  Any
> further insight would be great.  How huge a job is just replacing all my
tie
> rods and ball joints, etc?  Think its a project worth doing anyway.
> Thanks...
>
> Brad
>
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