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Old 04-12-2012, 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?????
 
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Old 04-13-2012, 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.
 
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Old 04-13-2012, 12:18 PM
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Wheel bearings, check them on that side of the vehicle.
 
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Old 04-13-2012, 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.
 
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Old 04-13-2012, 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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