WDS55 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hello, I have a 2000 Legacy and it has developed a very bad wobble. Started down the road yesterday and it drove fine for a few miles and then the steering wheel started wobbling so bad that I had to use both hands just to keep it on the road. Went a few more miles and it just stopped and drove normal. Drove normal on the way back home. I'm nowhere close to being a mechanic so any help would be appreciated. Thought maybe it could be the CV Axles because the boots on both are trashed and grease leaked everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumbleRumble Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 At what speed does the wobble start? I'm assuming you mean steering wheel wobble. Auto or manual car? Mileage? Recent work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDS55 Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Speed was slow. Yes, steering wheel wobble. Manual. 190k miles. No recent work. Great shape for its age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumbleRumble Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Well if you don't have a bent wheel or anything else as obvious. I would definitely get those axles rebuilt or replaced and all the front suspension should have a once over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osei Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Changed a tire lately or anything that required removing wheel.? Make sure your lug nuts are tight. O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Question. Was it wobbling while you was driving or it wobble when you applied the brakes? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08SpecB_DE Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Sounds like a caliper could be hanging up. Do the rotors have hot spots or is one a lighter red color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08SpecB_DE Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 One wheel braking while the others aren't, will cause the shimmy due to the drag if it's up front. It would explain why it was present one minute but not the next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KermitDrivesASubbie Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Wobbles while driving can be annoying. Being a driveway mechanic who hears ALOT of ' it sounds like a squeaky hampster wheel' 'its a grinding noise' 'its shakes after 60', here is my educated guess without lifting it in the air. And yes I'm aware I'm posting to a month old post. Loose tie rod ends give a side to side wobble with a good deal of steering wheel play. Loose ball joints cause a nasty wobble the faster you go. Not as much steering wheel play but some. Now this is known to be an issue only at certain speeds. I am leaning towards this. Loose bearings cause a wobble usually accompanied by a nice humming noise, which will get louder and louder as you go. To agree with RumbleRumble, I would do it all at once (while it's all off, might as well do the brakes). A few other things can be control arm bushings, loose wheel studs (not the nuts but the studs). In my experience, CV axles make an interesting clicking noise, and then they just don't move. If it does, might sound something like twisting a pop bottle. By then, it's probably time to take a look at that there differential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlamasOnFire Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 It could be something simple like one of your wheel balances coming off. I know one of mine recently fell off and my steering wheel wobbles at speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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