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Feb 21, 2017 | 07:17 AM

#11

resharp001

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From: Willow Park, TX

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Originally Posted by alphawolff

All,

I am having a similar issue where i hit a bump and the tires and steering wheel wobbles out of control and feels like the passenger tire could fall off. The shaking starts small and then gets worse very quickly. I have to slow to 25mph in order to make them straighten out. Any ideas?

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Agree that it sounds like you have a loose bolt somewhere, and it might be compounded with a bad joint. I would re-torque all steering components and then reference the link in post #3 which will walk you through diagnosing a bad joint in your steering system. Usually what will happen is you have a bad joint that triggers a little jiggle, and then a loose bolt that will really accentuate and compound the issue rapidly. Typically this loose bolt is TB related....and typically (but not always) the frame side bolt. If you've had a bad enough wobble and that particular bolt was loose, it could start wallowing out the hole on the factory bracket if that has not been reinforced.