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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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I had my 1997 Silverado Extend cab in for an alignment because it pulled to the left and had a shake in the steering wheel .But that did not fix it ,the shop could not find anything wrong. Got any idea what would make it do this?????
 
Old Apr 13, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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I would look and shake everything abouit the steering system. Jack up the front wheels and shake the wheels. I would not necessarily believe the alignment shop. It could be a ball joint or tie rod end or any number of things. Does it do it at any speed or start at a specific speed and is it only in the steering wheel. I'm thinking maybe a drive shaft issue, U joint for example. Maybe an out of round tire, swap front and rears to test. May be something as simple as a weight fell off the wheel.
 
Old Apr 13, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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Wheel bearings, check them on that side of the vehicle.
 
Old Apr 13, 2012 | 01:52 PM
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Rotate the tires and see if the shake goes towards the rear. I have the same problem and it is a bad tire.
 
Old Apr 13, 2012 | 03:01 PM
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Try also taking a tire off roll it on flat surface if she rolls straight there good if it falls on its face the cap is no good on the tire.
 
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