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devilddog88
12-06-2004, 02:33 AM
i have a question for you guys,
i was driving today and i noticed that if i let go of the wheel my car shifts right, what could be causing this? aligment, brakes? i sped up to like 80mph, kindly pressed the brakes and noticed that the steering wheel shakes a lot. weird, could it be the tires? i'll probably go to the hobby shop tomorrow and check the cv-boots, calipers, brake pads and everything that comes to mind.
any feedback is appreciated it

L84THSKY
12-06-2004, 03:14 AM
Get the car on a lift, a frame lift. Then grab the wheel and see if it has some wobble. That could be the ball joints or the wheel bearings. I am ex military, really miss using the auto hobby shop, but my brother has a lift, so it helps.

i have a question for you guys,
i was driving today and i noticed that if i let go of the wheel my car shifts right, what could be causing this? aligment, brakes? i sped up to like 80mph, kindly pressed the brakes and noticed that the steering wheel shakes a lot. weird, could it be the tires? i'll probably go to the hobby shop tomorrow and check the cv-boots, calipers, brake pads and everything that comes to mind.
any feedback is appreciated it

1996 328ti
12-06-2004, 03:24 AM
I had a real bad shake of the steering wheel under moderate braking.
It was bad lower control arm bushings.

motorsport
12-13-2004, 02:47 AM
it could be a problem with the control arm bushing, also do not rule out rotor run-out. It may be slighter run out which would cause it to be noticed primarily at high speeds.