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Old 07-19-2003, 08:10 PM
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My max shakes when reacking 60 mph

Just got a 1995 GXE and found that the shaking of the steering
wheel was considerable when it reached 60 mph, even more noticeable compared with my friend's 1995 Camry LE at 75 mph. I'd really appreciate it if somebody could tell me the possible causes and costs to fix them. I am a rookie in Georgia.
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Old 07-19-2003, 08:29 PM
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Re: My max shakes when reacking 60 mph

Originally posted by PolarisGT
Just got a 1995 GXE and found that the shaking of the steering
wheel was considerable when it reached 60 mph, even more noticeable compared with my friend's 1995 Camry LE at 75 mph. I'd really appreciate it if somebody could tell me the possible causes and costs to fix them. I am a rookie in Georgia.
a couple of things i can think off right off the bat- tires, you might need an alignment, or have a problem with the suspension...
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Re: My max shakes when reacking 60 mph

Originally posted by PolarisGT
Just got a 1995 GXE and found that the shaking of the steering
wheel was considerable when it reached 60 mph, even more noticeable compared with my friend's 1995 Camry LE at 75 mph. I'd really appreciate it if somebody could tell me the possible causes and costs to fix them. I am a rookie in Georgia.
I'm having the same issues...check this post out. May be a tire issue:

Car has a very slight tremble/shake at about 65-70mph
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Old 07-19-2003, 10:20 PM
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high speed wheel balancing or alignment i'd say..
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Old 07-19-2003, 10:22 PM
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yeah - its the balancing or the alignment.....if not and you bought your car used, it's probably been in an accident before
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Old 07-20-2003, 12:21 AM
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yeah so, if a bad accident, could be any of the frontal suspension parts...axle and some other stuff others have mentioned before. if you did a search, i remember there was recently a thread about this. i have the same problem, but not as simple as a wheel balance or bad tires, so i've read all the threads about steering wheel vibes. but do the search adn there is a list someone made of possible culprits.
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deffinetly wheel balancing
 
Old 07-20-2003, 09:05 AM
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Nissan vehicles seem to be sensitive to balancing based on my experience with them. I usually tell my balancing tech to use the gram scale and balance to within 5-7 grams. Takes a little more work on the tech's part to get it this accurate, but it has always worked for me when I used to get i.e., shimmy or shake at 60-75 mph. The ounce scale on most balancing machines seems to round off to a larger variance.
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