im wonderin why my front end shimmys on ocasion its been alligned recently and 5000 miles on tires any suggestions thanks

 

I would check all your tierod ends and ball joints for play.

 

thanks jake ill do that tomorow it wouldnt be because i disconected the sway bar would it?

 

Sway bar shouldnt make it shimmy. All it does it take car of body roll.

 

what about sterin stabilizer i havnt changed that yet?

 

i think theres a bit of movement in my front berings would this be doing the slight shimy i have when im turning sometimes i guess ill know what ill be doin if it is the berings is this the coulprit?

 

rico,

Do us a favor and fill in your signature (n your profile) with some info on your truck so we all know what you are driving. Helps answer a few questions when folks look.

Was it doing the shimy BEFORE that alignment? If not, when they aligned it, they may not have put ENOUGH caster in. Too little caster and it's like a shopping cart. You know, where they front wheel wobbles all over the place.

Like Jake said too, the TRE's may be going or loose.....the wheel bearings could need to be replaced......the ball joints could be going.

This are all pretty common problems.

Jack a front tire off the ground. Grab it at the top and bottom and pull back and forth. Also, grab it on the sides and pull back and forth. Top to bottom movement ONLY is gonna be ball joints, more than likely. If it has side to side ONLY, then more than likely it's TRE's. If it moves in all directions, then wheel bearings are probably the cause.

If there is NO movement or VERY MINIMAL, then I'd say the caster is causing it.

That's not a perfect test, but it helps narrow things down so you can explain it to a mechanic if it comes to that.

Good luck.

 

thanks cumminalong i figured its my berrings oh well another 600 bucks i guess thanks for your input