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chris15
10-09-2009, 07:19 PM
well guys the magnum recently has been giving me quite the shake in the steering wheel lately and i have no idea what it could be, i just recently changed my steering rack out of a srt8 and had all the inners and outers replaced in the front as well... my issue is that when driving down the road the steering wheels wants to jerk side to side and when i go over any kind of bump theres a noise coming from the front end like something is loose, it almost feels like something is out of round, but all the rims are balanced up perfectly.

if anyone may have any idea to what it may be can u please inform me asap...its been driving me NUTS!!

thanks all

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fnkychkn
10-09-2009, 08:08 PM
caster wobble?
has it been aligned since the swap?
chris15
10-10-2009, 02:30 AM
im not sure feels like theres play somewhere in the front end :s
Montreal300
10-10-2009, 03:31 PM
Did you change the pump when you changed the rack? The SRT pumps are slightly different.
chris15
10-10-2009, 04:00 PM
really!!!! no i didnt, does that make a differnce...because i meant to ask that the steering feels alot stiffer
chris15
10-10-2009, 04:02 PM
id really like to know whats going on with this vibration or wobble, whatever it is because its driving me nuts not having a solid steering wheel
novawagonmaster
10-10-2009, 04:24 PM
If you changed the rack and tie rods, it is imperative you get an alignment!
I would schedule an alignment, and let them know about your wobble/clunk.
If something is actually loose/worn out, a good front end guy should catch it.
chris15
10-10-2009, 05:54 PM
already had one done last week and they are very good guys there...they said everything was solid...thats why its frustrating me so much
AWD_Gabe
10-10-2009, 06:33 PM
What do you drive ?

And is it AWD or RWD ?
chris15
10-10-2009, 07:04 PM
06 magnum sxt rwd
FL3JM
10-10-2009, 07:31 PM
already had one done last week and they are very good guys there...they said everything was solid...thats why its frustrating me so much
Go back and ask them to test drive it, they might figure out whats wrong, or at least have an idea where to start looking.
Frankie3521
10-12-2009, 11:57 AM
Warped rotors? Just a thought.
chris15
10-12-2009, 12:47 PM
new rotors all around...im starting to think wheel bearings...but can a wheel bearing give you a out of round feeling when driving and can it make ur steering wheel shake side to side without feeling any play when jacking up the car and checking???.....
CVP33
10-12-2009, 07:30 PM
I had the wobble but only at 80 to 85mph. Anything above or below and I was fine. Ended up putting on new rotors/pads, tires, road force balance, alignment, etc. and it got better but not completely right. Finally took off my metal srt8 valve stem caps and viola, no more shake. Crazy.
chris15
10-14-2009, 09:59 PM
anyone? :(