steering wheel vibrates, and pulls to the right
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From: Sayreville NJ
steering wheel vibrates, and pulls to the right
I also had a chirping noise on the right side that stopped when braking which I tried to investigate by taking off the calipers and bearings and checking everything. all seemed to be a.o.k. But now that i put everything back on my steering wheel has a vibration when driving at just about any speed, and when i let go of the steering wheel it pulls to the right.
These seem like symptoms of my right front brake sticking? but could it be something worse? please give me some ideas
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/memb...tor-149443.jpg
calipers and rotors look like new. however....the yellow circles show where the wheel must have previously sheered the threaded rod off.
The blue arrow shows where there was some shiny metal wear on the pin (like it was being rubbed back and forth) I put never seize on the spot to see if the squeaking/ chirping would stop but it did not
These seem like symptoms of my right front brake sticking? but could it be something worse? please give me some ideas
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/memb...tor-149443.jpg
calipers and rotors look like new. however....the yellow circles show where the wheel must have previously sheered the threaded rod off.
The blue arrow shows where there was some shiny metal wear on the pin (like it was being rubbed back and forth) I put never seize on the spot to see if the squeaking/ chirping would stop but it did not
Last edited by 7vette6; Jul 26, 2013 at 02:51 PM.
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Alright, just went on about an hour long drive testing out what i feel at every speed, and braking force.
The steering wheel vibration seemed non existent even at highway speeds.
something i did notice was a wobble or shimmy when coasting or braking at very slow speeds, 0-15mph. it feels like a duck waddling.
and the car still pulls to the right when hands off the wheel.
chirping noise still there, it squeaks one last higher pitch time as I apply the brakes, and is silent as long as brakes applied.
absolutely no shimmy or anything when braking at normal speeds, only once at very slow speeds.
tire pressures are all perfect and all lug nuts are tight
Just trying to give you guys all the info, I'm a little worried. And I trust your answers more than most others. Any ideas?
The steering wheel vibration seemed non existent even at highway speeds.
something i did notice was a wobble or shimmy when coasting or braking at very slow speeds, 0-15mph. it feels like a duck waddling.
and the car still pulls to the right when hands off the wheel.
chirping noise still there, it squeaks one last higher pitch time as I apply the brakes, and is silent as long as brakes applied.
absolutely no shimmy or anything when braking at normal speeds, only once at very slow speeds.
tire pressures are all perfect and all lug nuts are tight
Just trying to give you guys all the info, I'm a little worried. And I trust your answers more than most others. Any ideas?
Last edited by 7vette6; Jul 26, 2013 at 02:36 PM.
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concerning pulling, when is the last time the car had a front end alignment and all components checked for wear?
did you properly adjust the wheel bearings and grease them when you had them disassembled?
when is the last time the wheels were balanced?
did you properly adjust the wheel bearings and grease them when you had them disassembled?
when is the last time the wheels were balanced?
