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Old Mar 17, 2025 | 01:00 PM
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I have a 1974 F250 4 speed manual.

What would be the cause of a "shimmy" when downshifting from 4th to lower gear as in stopping or slowing down?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2025 | 01:12 PM
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Engine braking is bad to a manual car when you don't or don't know how to rev match. When you know how you don't need to look at the tachometer, it's all by feel.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2025 | 01:42 PM
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Where are you feeling the shimmy, front, rear, driver's side or passenger side , or steering wheel ?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2025 | 02:07 PM
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It feels like the front, can't really tell if driver or passenger side, but some through the steering wheel.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2025 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by hanky
Where are you feeling the shimmy, front, rear, driver's side or passenger side , or steering wheel ?
Hard to say if it's drivers or passenger side, definitely front and can feel it in the steering wheel.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2025 | 07:02 AM
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Time to have the front end checked for loose or worn parts.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2025 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by hanky
Time to have the front end checked for loose or worn parts.
Thanks for the reply, will do.
 
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