dteeter |
09-04-2010 10:24 AM |
Steering shimmy on acceleration at 70mph
I have read up on this and found many to have the same issue, but no one finding a specific answer. This problem is with my 2.0 gas, 1999, 5 speed jetta with 130k. At 70 mph or more the shimmy starts & gets worse the faster you go, but, let off the gas & its smooth as silk. I figured it was one of the cv joints, so I took them all off, replaced one outer boot, cleaned them up, every thing looked great, re-greased, didn't remove the shimmy. Tried a different set of tires off my TDI, still the same, so, its not tire balancing issue. One of the posts I read talked about motor mounts & engine alignment getting screwed up after a timing belt change? This car has had the belt changed, but, I didn't think you had to do anything with the engine mounts to do that? Anyway. . .very frustrating. ..hoping someone on here has had the same issue & can share the fix. . .thanks. http://forums.tdiclub.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
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