[DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Sun Dec 14 14:39:08 EST 2014
Jim,
Have you replaced the steering column bushings? The vendors sell bronze oilite bushings to replace the oem plastic ones that disintegrate over time.
http://www.panteraplace.com/page208.htm
Julian
> From: grayjim at cox.net
> To: richard at richardgreenblum.com
> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:35:02 -0600
> CC: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble
>
> Not exactly wheel wobble............... but my steering column always feels
> like it has some up & down play and wants to rattle at times. I've had the
> column down several times for different projects and I've checked the
> tightness of the 4 bolts that hold the column up and they are quite tight.
>
> Any suggestions to make the column more stable?
>
> Jim Gray
> #5926
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Greenblum
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 1:14 PM
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble
>
> I had that same problem. The balancing machine (Hunter) said balanced, but
> it shook a little and started losing air. Tire shop tried for hours on two
> occasions to find a leak but couldn't. A month later it started shaking
> violently. The tire had come apart inside and was egg-shaped on the backside
> (looked round when on the car).
>
> Richard
> Austin, TX
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 14, 2014, at 12:51, bill gaino <gaino at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > It has to be the tire wheel combo, thats all that rotates. I had busted
> > belts in my Town Car and I thought it was bad out of align. Then I noticed
> > that one side of the tire grew. Bill 1362
> >
> >
> > https://www.facebook.com/pages/slickpaintcom/129049637149634?ref=ts&fref=ts
> > If you want it slick. www.slickpaint.com like us on facebook
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Panteratime via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> >> Sent: Dec 14, 2014 12:36 PM
> >> To: detomaso at poca.com, MikeLDrew at aol.com
> >> Subject: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble
> >>
> >> Folks,
> >>
> >> Steering wheel vibrates/wobbles at over 20 mph. Faster you go faster
> >> the wobble. Can really feel it when you have slight pressure as you
> >> pull right or left on wheel. Extenuates the wobble. Tires are
> >> perfectly balanced. Steering rack rebuilt years ago.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >
> >
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Jim,
Have you replaced the steering column bushings? The vendors sell bronze
oilite bushings to replace the oem plastic ones that disintegrate over
time.
[1]http://www.panteraplace.com/page208.htm
Julian
> From: grayjim at cox.net
> To: richard at richardgreenblum.com
> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:35:02 -0600
> CC: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble
>
> Not exactly wheel wobble............... but my steering column always
feels
> like it has some up & down play and wants to rattle at times. I've
had the
> column down several times for different projects and I've checked the
> tightness of the 4 bolts that hold the column up and they are quite
tight.
>
> Any suggestions to make the column more stable?
>
> Jim Gray
> #5926
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Greenblum
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 1:14 PM
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble
>
> I had that same problem. The balancing machine (Hunter) said
balanced, but
> it shook a little and started losing air. Tire shop tried for hours
on two
> occasions to find a leak but couldn't. A month later it started
shaking
> violently. The tire had come apart inside and was egg-shaped on the
backside
> (looked round when on the car).
>
> Richard
> Austin, TX
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 14, 2014, at 12:51, bill gaino <gaino at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > It has to be the tire wheel combo, thats all that rotates. I had
busted
> > belts in my Town Car and I thought it was bad out of align. Then I
noticed
> > that one side of the tire grew. Bill 1362
> >
> >
> >
https://www.facebook.com/pages/slickpaintcom/129049637149634?ref=ts&fre
f=ts
> > If you want it slick. www.slickpaint.com like us on facebook
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Panteratime via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> >> Sent: Dec 14, 2014 12:36 PM
> >> To: detomaso at poca.com, MikeLDrew at aol.com
> >> Subject: [DeTomaso] Steering wheel wobble
> >>
> >> Folks,
> >>
> >> Steering wheel vibrates/wobbles at over 20 mph. Faster you go
faster
> >> the wobble. Can really feel it when you have slight pressure as
you
> >> pull right or left on wheel. Extenuates the wobble. Tires are
> >> perfectly balanced. Steering rack rebuilt years ago.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
> >
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> > DeTomaso at poca.com
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