Ball joint?

[palace_master@yahoo.com (Chris Jung)]

I had a similar proble on my '83 Scirocco.  Mine would
only do that jerking/shimmying when driving over 60
mph.  I tried all kinds of things like changing wheels
& tires, but that didn't help much.  I eventually
fixed it when I lowered the car.  What it was is that
the one of the bolts that holds the strut to the front
hub was so rusted that the threads of the bolt were
getting bent and mutilated.  Essentially, it meant
that the entire front wheel was shaking while driving.
 Check that out on your car.  

Chris J.
'83 Scirocco GT
'81 Kawasaki KZ 550

--- Andy Morris <jeepvolks@alaweb.com> wrote:
> I wrote earlier about a jerking/shimmying of my
> steering wheel and the front shaking on my 85
> Scirocco.  I have jacked up the front end and found
> that the inside of both front tires are wearing
> uneven and ruining.  Also, the ball joint on the
> driver side is moving back and forth quite
> disturbingly.  Is the ball joint causing the wear on
> the tires?  It has to be causing the shaking; right?
>  Thanks for the help!
> 
> Andy Morris
> jeepvolks@alaweb.com 
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