84 steering wheel vibratons
What am I going to have go kablooey now?
Tires? Steering rods? A bad wheel? Motor or transmission mount?
Basically just a firm grip on the steering wheel and it goes by itself Im not correcting for it so whatever it is is pulling itself back?
Last edited by ToniJ1960; Dec 17, 2013 at 06:48 PM.
What am I going to have go kablooey now?
Tires? Steering rods? A bad wheel? Motor or transmission mount?
Basically just a firm grip on the steering wheel and it goes by itself Im not correcting for it so whatever it is is pulling itself back?
I should include, if you gas it to hard on a wet street (or just not real gently) the car tries to pull left. Well no it does pull left. In my mind I think the steering wheel turns left then right during this shaking.
Last edited by ToniJ1960; Dec 17, 2013 at 09:40 PM.
I should include, if you gas it to hard on a wet street (or just not real gently) the car tries to pull left. Well no it does pull left. In my mind I think the steering wheel turns left then right during this shaking.
This is one tie rod end out of the center piece, the threaded part can work it's way loose and if it unthreads all the way you are going for a wild ride.
http://s790.photobucket.com/user/***...F0518.jpg.html
(The plastic ring goes between the threaded piece and the ball end)
This is the side that was loose on mine, only had one thread left holding it together.
http://s790.photobucket.com/user/***...F0517.jpg.html
This is what it looks like when threaded all the way in(btw, the rubber boot presses on like a ball joint boot)
http://s790.photobucket.com/user/***...F0516.jpg.html
I just pulled mine apart, cleaned everything, regreased it all and put it back together. I just used a hammer and punch to rotate the rings using the dimples intended for whatever special tool gm used. I tightened it till it (the rod) had some resistance to rotation, and I check it every now and then. If the outer tie rod ends are worn out, you will have to purchase the entire assembly, which will be a later version, because this early version has been discontinued.
Last edited by nobodycls; Dec 17, 2013 at 11:01 PM.
Last edited by ToniJ1960; Dec 18, 2013 at 12:26 AM.
This is what you are looking for (looking from the rear of the car)-
http://s790.photobucket.com/user/***...F0743.jpg.html
It will be a little harder for you to look at if the spare tire carrier is on. It is directly above the rear leaf spring. First step though is getting each wheel off the ground and trying to turn the wheel left/right as if trying to steer. There should be no slop anywhere.
The rod ends are easy to see once the tires are off. There are inner and outer tie rod ends on the front, but the inners are hidden within the bellows on either end of the rack.
Last edited by nobodycls; Dec 18, 2013 at 05:41 PM.
The front inner and outer tie rods I get, my other car has rack and pinion too. The rear I hve to learn from the beginning.
What I did today, was while I was stopped at a light when it turned green I took my foot off the brake and let the car crawl 5 or 10 feet with my hands off the steering wheel. Not far away of course.
Just crawling at a few miles an hour if that I watched the steering wheel go left about a half inch, then go right back to the right. Did that about 3 times in 15 feet I guess. A small pause before it went left right again each time. Maybe Im looking for a problem where it doesnt exist but I have to wonder. Its my first Corvette I guess Im getting where I want everything ti be right on it
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The front inner and outer tie rods I get, my other car has rack and pinion too. The rear I hve to learn from the beginning.
What I did today, was while I was stopped at a light when it turned green I took my foot off the brake and let the car crawl 5 or 10 feet with my hands off the steering wheel. Not far away of course.
Just crawling at a few miles an hour if that I watched the steering wheel go left about a half inch, then go right back to the right. Did that about 3 times in 15 feet I guess. A small pause before it went left right again each time. Maybe Im looking for a problem where it doesnt exist but I have to wonder. Its my first Corvette I guess Im getting where I want everything ti be right on it

If it is a bad tire it would get pretty bad at speed if it could move the steering wheel that much moving slowly. Generally, if there is a little too much toe-IN (wheels closer together in the front) on the front wheels, the car will feel VERY responsive to steering input, and will dart back and forth, too, along with over reacting to ruts in the road. If there is a little too much toe-OUT (wheels further apart in the front) on the front wheels, the steering will feel a little sluggish or slow to respond, and the car will slowly wander around or drift left or right. If the caster is off on one wheel, the car will ALWAYS pull to the side with the most negative caster. (upper ball joint further forward than it should be) It kinda sounds like maybe you have a little too much toe-in, which will wear the outside edges of the tires more than the rest of the tire. Caster doesn't usually cause uneven tire wear unless it is way off.
The rear suspension is kind of neat on the C4's. It is a 5 link setup, and one of those controls the yaw (model airplane language, not sure what else to call it). It is similar to the rack and pinion on the front, just at a fixed setting. So, if the ends get play in them, you get the rear end steering the car too, and it shows up a lot when you accelerate and decelerate, and when you drive along ruts in the road.
Last edited by nobodycls; Dec 18, 2013 at 08:04 PM.





