my ford van wobbles at 55 mph it didnt happen till i changed the front brakes and i checked evertyhing over and i can not find out the problem to the problem
2006-08-19 07:40:09 · 13 answers · asked by toolman 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
if the problem only started after doing the brake work the alignment should not be a factor, alignment will cause a pull to one side, uneven tire wear (which will cause a vibration) or the steering wheel to be off center, if you reinstalled the tires in the same location after you did the brakes it would be unusual to have a tire balance problem also, (by the way radial tires can be rotated from side to side and is currently recommended by most tire manufactures, rear drive vehicles: rotate rear tires straight to front and cross front to rear, front wheel drive: cross rears to front and fronts straight back to rear) possible causes for your problem would be the front brake rotors are not true (have thickness variations or warpage) and need to be machined, possible that there was some rust, dirt between the rotor/hub or wheel/hub when reinstalled, if the rotors are found to be true and nothing between the wheel or rotors have the tire balance inspected
2006-08-19 07:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by Kato 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see the year model, so I'll say that you can put a jack fairly close to the inside of each front tire and with each tire lifted a couple of inches off the ground you can use your tires tool as a pry bar to lift--release the lifted tire to check the amount of sloop in your pins/ball joints. This is something that can cause your symptom, and should be checked about the time that your brakes wear-out. Ther should be no to VERY little movment noticable.
2006-08-19 07:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by Gary Gearfreak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it didn't do it before you did the brakes...hummm... Did you over tighten the lugs nuts?? improperly torqued lugs can cause rotor warpage. Did you lose a wheel weight??
You do not need an alignment. Out of alighnment usually does not give a vibration
2006-08-22 10:05:28 · answer #3 · answered by rldbr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you perhaps loose a wheel balancing weight during the process? An out of balance front wheel is a likely cause. Another cause that is likely is that you did not tighten the lug nuts securely.
2006-08-19 07:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like it has a caliper sticking on it,,i own a repair shop,,and i see a lot of this,,you need to go over it,,and recheck it,,something has gone wrong with it,,sometimes when you press the piston in on the calipers,,they will get in a bind,,this ma be all that's wrong with it,,but look it over really good,,it may be a safety issue that needs to be repaired as soon as possible,i hope this helps some,,good luck with it.
2006-08-19 07:50:20 · answer #5 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i suggest going to a tire place and having your tires balanced and rotated.That should fix the problem...good luck
2006-08-19 07:45:53 · answer #6 · answered by eve11en 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check balance of tires and wheel alignment
Hope you didn't switch your tires from side to side. Radials don't do well with that!
2006-08-19 07:45:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe the tires need to be balanced
2006-08-19 07:45:28 · answer #8 · answered by whtecloud 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You need an alignment.
2006-08-19 07:45:34 · answer #9 · answered by Babsi71 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
don't drive 55
2006-08-19 07:57:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋