Yes another steering wheel wobble thread.
I have already read EVERYTHING i can find regarding this but my issue is eluding me.
I bought my 2006 prado 120 gxl petrol with 200 thousand km about a year ago, private sale in an area of brisbane where no highways are nearby.
Therefore i did not test drive at highway speed.
Well it wasnt long before i did drive on the highway and starting around 80km/h the steering wheel wobbles from side to side a few mm quite a few times a second.
Things done to date:
Rather than have my existing half worn tyres balanced, i bought new bridgestone d697 265/65R17LT which did not change the problem.
fitted by oldmac toyota springwood. They are never seeing my car again. Delivered me tyres covered in white stuff around the bead and were utterly unhelpful in diagnosing my issues.
I checked front and rear suspension bushes, ball joints and wheel bearings, all look okay, found no play or loose components.
Replaced tie rods and rack ends, once i had rack end boots off I found fluid so had my steering rack reconditioned.
Replaced lower control arm bushes.
2 wheel alignments and 4 wheel balances including 2 hunter road force balances which told me 9 and 14kg or less for each wheel/tyre combo after match mounting. Unfortunately the places with road force machines did not have finger flanges and therefore wheel was fitted with cone.
However, i did have a standard dynamic wheel balance with fingers and maybe it was slightly better but not fixed.
One of the balancers noted the front right tyre has a hang bead which they suggest i go back to place i bought tyres with, but also noted its unlikely to be my issue.
On inspecting the lower bush of my suspected original front shocks i noted an off centre crush tube but have not replaced as have been advised its unlikely to be my issue.
Replaced both front cv drive axles. I was sure this woukd fix it.. but nope
Through all these changes i noted only changes around wheel balance but usually worse not better.
Can someone PLEASE help me troubleshoot and eventually fix my steering wheel wobble?
Running out of money to replace parts which are not faulty!
I have already read EVERYTHING i can find regarding this but my issue is eluding me.
I bought my 2006 prado 120 gxl petrol with 200 thousand km about a year ago, private sale in an area of brisbane where no highways are nearby.
Therefore i did not test drive at highway speed.
Well it wasnt long before i did drive on the highway and starting around 80km/h the steering wheel wobbles from side to side a few mm quite a few times a second.
Things done to date:
Rather than have my existing half worn tyres balanced, i bought new bridgestone d697 265/65R17LT which did not change the problem.
fitted by oldmac toyota springwood. They are never seeing my car again. Delivered me tyres covered in white stuff around the bead and were utterly unhelpful in diagnosing my issues.
I checked front and rear suspension bushes, ball joints and wheel bearings, all look okay, found no play or loose components.
Replaced tie rods and rack ends, once i had rack end boots off I found fluid so had my steering rack reconditioned.
Replaced lower control arm bushes.
2 wheel alignments and 4 wheel balances including 2 hunter road force balances which told me 9 and 14kg or less for each wheel/tyre combo after match mounting. Unfortunately the places with road force machines did not have finger flanges and therefore wheel was fitted with cone.
However, i did have a standard dynamic wheel balance with fingers and maybe it was slightly better but not fixed.
One of the balancers noted the front right tyre has a hang bead which they suggest i go back to place i bought tyres with, but also noted its unlikely to be my issue.
On inspecting the lower bush of my suspected original front shocks i noted an off centre crush tube but have not replaced as have been advised its unlikely to be my issue.
Replaced both front cv drive axles. I was sure this woukd fix it.. but nope
Through all these changes i noted only changes around wheel balance but usually worse not better.
Can someone PLEASE help me troubleshoot and eventually fix my steering wheel wobble?
Running out of money to replace parts which are not faulty!
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