Steering wheel shake at 50-55 not wheel balancing problem.

[Robin Parsons]

Mine has had similar problems. About every 25k miles. Checked all the usual items the first time. Alignment, balance control arms, etc. LR is heavy and ******* brakes. My indy found a very slight warp.in rotor. Turned all and shake is gone.

Ever since, i turn them every 20k or if shake starts. Never a problem since. I also upgraded to heavy drilled and slotted brakes. It seemed to help.

 

[GeorgeYu27]

Thanks Robin will give it a try.

 

[ryanjl]

Update. Replaced front upper control arms, lower control arms and ball joint. Got an alignment. Steering wheel shake still there. All tire and wheels road force balanced. Could it be the steering wheel like the bulletin say?

Did you check these, too?

https://www.landroverworld.org/posts/206179/

 

[GeorgeYu27]

Tie rod end outer were changed.

 

[ryanjl]

Dang. I wouldn't think it would be your brake rotors if you aren't applying your brakes when it's shimmying.

I still don't see how it could be the steering wheel, though. If the steering wheel was somehow loose, it would be loose at all speeds.

 

[GeorgeYu27]

Ryanjl that is what bogging our minds right now. I got the outer tie rods done. Tomorrow I'm going to try the inner and resurfacing the rotors.

 

[gsxr]

Steering WHEEL... no way. Maybe they mean steering RACK? Have a link to a bulletin or other docs?

Wheel bearings are worth checking, if not done already. Brake rotor is a faint possibility. Any play at the inner tie rods (at the rack)?

What were the Road Force numbers? Ideally you'd like to see numbers below ~30 lbs or so. You could swap front tires to rear and see if there is any change, if not, it's probably not wheels or tires.

 

[Cthehentz]

Did they just balance the rims/tires and rotate them?

 

[GeorgeYu27]

I have had three shops do balance and road force ranging from 12 to 24. I have put stock wheels and tires back on. I have had 2 ailments done. Here is the bulletin for my vin range. Just don't want to drop money on a steering wheel when nobody believes it could be the steering wheel. The whole car shakes a little. Steering wheels is the worse.

 

[ryanjl]

Wait, the whole car is shaking? Is it moving the steering wheel side to side, and that's shaking the whole car, or is the whole car shaking, and you're feeling it in the steering wheel?