FRONT END WOBBLE
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Cruising
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From: WENTZVILLE MO
FRONT END WOBBLE
1982 CE - 54K miles. While braking in a turn at normal driving speeds, my front end wobbles or shimmys. It is not a violent shimmy, but it is noticable. Brake work includes stainless calipers, new pads and braided lines. It has good pedal and acts normally during straight braking.
Any ideas????
Any ideas????
Racer
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Denver Colorado
Re: FRONT END WOBBLE (Twin_Turbo)
I'm kind of thinking like Motorhead, sounds like ball joints or control arm bushings. Seems like if it was rotors, the wobble would occur also with straight ahead breaking as well.
If you thought the rotors were expensive, duck when you tell you wife about the front end repair. :eek:
And the ball joint replacement is so labor intensive, it just makes sense to replace everything once you have the control arms off . I'm in the middle of that right now, it's a big job.
Good luck.
If you thought the rotors were expensive, duck when you tell you wife about the front end repair. :eek:
And the ball joint replacement is so labor intensive, it just makes sense to replace everything once you have the control arms off . I'm in the middle of that right now, it's a big job.
Good luck.
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From: near Memphis TN
Re: FRONT END WOBBLE (MIKE B - 82 CE)
Hmmm, I'm thinking it could be any number of front end suspension problems - Idler arm, steering assembly, alignment, maybe sticking brake pads...actually my first guess would be the idler arm.
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Cruising
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From: WENTZVILLE MO
Re: FRONT END WOBBLE (MIKE B - 82 CE)
It seems like a brake/rotor problem to me.... The car was fine before I put it up for the Missouri winter. It just went through the annual vehicle inspection where I would suspect that they would notice any front end problems.
Le Mans Master
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From: I can walk to MA
Re: FRONT END WOBBLE (MIKE B - 82 CE)
Stored for the winter .... could have some surface rust built up ...
different where the pads were resting. I would pull the calipers out of the way
adn clean up the rotor surface with some sandpaper or scotchbright.
:seeya
different where the pads were resting. I would pull the calipers out of the way
adn clean up the rotor surface with some sandpaper or scotchbright.
:seeya
Melting Slicks
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From: Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Re: FRONT END WOBBLE (MIKE B - 82 CE)
1982 CE - 54K miles. While braking in a turn at normal driving speeds, my front end wobbles or shimmys. It is not a violent shimmy, but it is noticable. Brake work includes stainless calipers, new pads and braided lines. It has good pedal and acts normally during straight braking.
Any ideas????
Any ideas????
