My steering wheel shakes like crazy when I hit 65mph and settles down at 72mph.
I replaced upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends, center link, drag link, front and rear rotors, brake pads, inner and outer front bearings, had 2 wheel alignments, wheels balanced and rotated twice and it didn't go away.
I had 2 mechanics look at it and brought it to FORD today and nothing!
Anybody have any suggestions?
Thanks

 

I can only imagine you are talking about a Ford truck, would that be correct?
Could you provide the series, model, 4 X 4, year ,any special equipment, modifications, mileage?
Could we inquire who did the work and approx mileage? The more info you can provide, the better.
Even then might not be able to suggest the cause. Sometimes it is something so simple it gets overlooked.

 

have the tires road force balanced. Tires with radial tire variation will balance up fine but shake when driving. If nothing else it will rule out the tires.

or if you have winter tires; is the shake gone with the other set on?

 

It's a
2007 E-250 Van it has 115,000 miles.
No other work was done. I did some of the work myself and the rest by mechanics.

 

t's a
2007 E-250 Van it has 115,000 miles.
No other work was done. I did some of the work myself and the rest by mechanics.

 

About when did this problem start to show up?
Looking to see if there is any relationship with any work that was done.
Have you noticed anything that was done and the problem showed up afterwards?

 

The shaking started and then
all the work was performed. All the work was done to fix the problem.

 

If I might ask, what did Ford actually say? I find it hard to believe they couldn't find the problem.

What kind of load are you carrying in the van?
Were the tires speed balanced or just bubble balanced?
If all the steering linkage is tight and new , did anyone check the power steering system ,or the steering box?
Most shops don't have the eccentrics or equip to do a good alignment on a Ford van.
I can only keep asking questions and maybe we can pin this problem down.
The best way to check the steering system for looseness is to have someone move the steering wheel inside the vehicle while another person checks every joint for anything unusual. Usually an out of balance condition will show up as the problem you are seeing.

 

Not that much 300-500 lbs at a time. Tires were speed balanced and rotated twice. Ford checked the power steering and the box. I keep asking this question to all the mechanics. Is there a special sleeve that you use to set the camber because the one on the drivers side looks like it's been smashed in? Any ideas with that? If you think it will help I will take a picture and show you.

 

That might be the eccentric sleeves I was referring to earlier. Not too many shops carry them and can't really correct an alignment problem without them.
Do you know if the Ford tech road tested the truck to see exactly what your complaint was?