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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:43 AM
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Default help! bad steering wheel shake and clicking from driver's side front..

So Ive been having some real bad shaking goin on for a while, it got to the point where the car was hopping alot, I replaced the axle (torn cv boots) thinking it was that, and the shaking was much much better after but its still there! the steering wheel jossles from left to right.I hear clicking from the front left, I have a loose steering rack too (common) but i dont think it would cause this (would it?) wheel bearing maybe? HELP
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 02:32 AM
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Under what conditions does the steering wheel shake? Low speed? High Speed? Both? While braking?
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 04:14 AM
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Default does it sound like the ABS is kicking in?

perhaps you wheel angle sensor needs to be re zeroed. You need a VAG to do this.

The car may think is is not going straight and the ESP is stepping in...pulsing the brakes.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 04:48 AM
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Default sounds like an alignment and a bad tire from the result. i had just checked for the same thing and

the inner of my passenger tire is bald.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 05:55 AM
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you might have bad control arms. The bushings may be shot causing the steering wheel shimmy.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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shake is at all times, more severe at low speed, high speed seems to not let it jump as high
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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nope, no abs, also still getting the same mpgs i usually do, 28 highway,18 city
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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yep the tire is thoroughly worn lol (inner driver front)
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control arms seem good when tested
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 05:01 AM
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so, time to get the alignment checked!
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