l75eya Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Ben (93 spfi auto fwd) had a bad drivers side axle. Rebuilt an old one I recently replaced on my GL and swapped that in. I've got a left/right wobble in the steering wheel now. Anybody got any ideas? Key points; My GL did not exhibit this wobble when this axle was being used. Ball joints and tie rods/ends were replaced a year ago. They are still in good condition. I matched tire pressure on every corner to 30 psi. Wobble still there but a little less evident. This is a low speed wobble. Haven't been on the highway yet to see higher speeds. Steering wheel stops wobbling under heavy braking. Car tracks straight. Idk! I'm lost on this. I'm thinking either my alignment is off or the axle is causing it. Fix one thing and something else happens just to keep me on my toes, oh Subarus lol Thanks for any ideas. Happy Christmas folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobiedubie Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 By grabbing the front tire and attempting to twist it, does it move? Wait for the vehicle to be stationary before attempting this procedure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 By twist you mean push on one side pull on the other right? No abnormal play there. Tie rods nice and firm, ball joints also. No wheel bearing slop. Everything is good. Makes no sense :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Still have quite a shimmy. Bumping for ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81EA81 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Your tires may be out of round/balance.Or even unseen tread separation. You can try rotating the fronts to the rear. Happy Christmas and good luck! Edited December 24, 2013 by 81EA81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruparts Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 hi, i usually suspect tires but you can do a couple of easy tests, check that the big axle nut has remained tight since the axle replacement, sometimes they seat-in and need a retighten. if that does not do anything for it, swap the front tires for a different pair to see if that does anything, if neither of these have effect , then i would begin to suspect the axle you put in has a spot that is binding a little as it rotates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Coming back to this thread to confirm;Bad tire on the front driver's side, as suggested twice above. $30 on a used tire and problem solved.No more wobble! (it was BAD too!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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