currently i have a 1984 buick skyhawk..
when i am swtiching to the right lane the car shakes bad as if the tire is hitting something.. i looked and dont see nothing hanging..
now i can turn right and im fine, it just seems to happen as i am going from the left to right lane..
what might this be?? i cant get a new car till TAX time
2006-09-14 14:29:59 · 7 answers · asked by ♥ Lisa♥ 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the tires we bought earlier this year. could i have a bad tire? it feel like it is the right front passenger side
2006-09-14 14:30:53 · update #1
If that's the case it sounds like the lower ball joints. Making a low speed right turn isn't puting it under the same kind of stress that a high speed lane change will. I've had a couple cars do that and both times it was the lower ball joint. The part is dirt cheap, about $10 from the parts store, but it needs to be put on by someone qualified to do so.
2006-09-14 14:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by Big D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody has mentioned front axles, This is a front wheel drive right? Check the "CV" joints at both ends of the axle, if you have a huge amount of grease around the joint (usually the one towards the tire is worst offender) When they have gone some distance without lubrication, -it ruins the joint and ther further you drive this way the worse it will get. You want to get this kind of problem taken as soon as practical, because you don't want the thing to "blow" apart when you are going fast,- it messes up the underneath of the car a lot, and could cause you to wreck! So the next obvious question is has it been worsening as time goes by (compared to first time you noticed it?) Does it happen to have a sort of "knocking sound" to it. You might want to have a garage check the wheel bearing for that side too. Most have two "races" of bearings in them - sometimes when going in streight line, they don't make noise, but when force "tilts" the axle, it makes the vibration or clunking sound!
2006-09-14 22:28:53 · answer #2 · answered by guess78624 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is the tire, you will get the shakes driving in a straight line at some critical speed depending on the problem.
It would appear to me that you have problems with your front steering arm that prevents you from turning from left to right.
Have the steering mechanism check out. No harm having your tire / wheel balance checked
2006-09-14 21:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by AO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,,and that sounds like a bad belt in a tire,,i had some do this on me once,,and i ruled the tires out because they were almost new,,but it turned out it was the tires after all,,once i got the bad one replaced on it,,everything was fine on it,,but i had a hard time convincing my self i had a bad tire on it,,good luck i hope this help,s.
2006-09-14 21:36:31 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take the front tires and move them to the rear and see if it still happens and if it does you can rule out the tires.
2006-09-14 21:34:39 · answer #5 · answered by mister ss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like there is a front end part loose maybe a tir rod end?? better take it to a garage if i am right you dont want to be driving it when it breaks
2006-09-14 21:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by talkinggoat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your allignment is off?
2006-09-14 21:35:13 · answer #7 · answered by BettyBoop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋