Steering wheel wobbles and shakes.
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Steering wheel wobbles and shakes.
This is on an 86' 4runner with 33" tires, 204k miles. Pretty recently my steering wheel will wobble and shake, usually on deceleration. I just got done jacking up both sides of the truck and wiggled the tires forward and back with my hands at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions and have more play than I prefer. I think it may have to do with worn hub bushings? Both sides wobbled but the tires spun freely with no noises and no rough spots so I don't think it's the wheel bearings. Any ideas?
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The deceleration vibration problem was caused by loose driveshaft bolts. However, I still have a wobble in the steering wheel on the highway and goes away when I apply the brakes or slow down. Maybe ball joints?
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Ball joints are another possibility. You can not detect play in your ball joints by simply shaking the tire with your hand. You'll need to jack it up, stick a metal bar under the tire and pry it up while someone watches the BJ from the front for movement.
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This is on an 86' 4runner with 33" tires, 204k miles. Pretty recently my steering wheel will wobble and shake, usually on deceleration. I just got done jacking up both sides of the truck and wiggled the tires forward and back with my hands at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions and have more play than I prefer. I think it may have to do with worn hub bushings? Both sides wobbled but the tires spun freely with no noises and no rough spots so I don't think it's the wheel bearings. Any ideas?
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The owner before me has a flat spot on one of the back tires that used to be on the front from a wheel bearing freezing up on him. I'll get everything I need tomorrow and check the ball joints while I'm replacing the bearings. Thanks!
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