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Old 05-27-2009, 05:45 PM
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my 99 silverado starts to shake at @ 60 mph. had tires balanced,upper and lower control arm bushings replaced . upper and lower ball joints replaced , shocks ,rotors and it still shakes. i read somewhere to replace the cab bushings. any info or help would be greatly appreciated
 
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my 99 silverado starts to shake at @ 60 mph. had tires balanced,upper and lower control arm bushings replaced . upper and lower ball joints replaced , shocks ,rotors and it still shakes. i read somewhere to replace the cab bushings. any info or help would be greatly appreciated

My 89 did that once.... turned out to be i needed new universal joints....
 
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Old 05-27-2009, 08:14 PM
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i replaced them and the carrier bearing last year ,@ 15,ooo ago
 
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Old 05-28-2009, 01:17 AM
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TIE ROD ENDS !!!!!!!!!!! if you feel it in the steering wheel thats what it is.....or a bent rim is possible too
 
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Old 05-28-2009, 05:44 AM
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im replacing the tie rod ends this weekend . i feel the shake in the steering and the cab but worse in the cab . i have 280,000 mi on it so the stuff needed to be replaced anyway. if that doesnt work next will be the sway arm bushings.
 
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while you are under it check your motor and tranny mounts if one of these are bad it can cause a body shake too
 
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Old 05-28-2009, 04:00 PM
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i have a buddy at chevrolet who gave me a great deal on a crate motor and tranny with chev warranty and all the mounts were replaced . and i checked them . this has been going on for a while. someone told me possobly the rack and pinion , floating rack? . dont know how to check it?.
but it does have 270,000 maybe need to replace it.
 
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no rack n pinion as far as i know....it sounds like a bad u joint tranny or motor mount loose front end parts or bent rim
 
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Old 05-28-2009, 07:05 PM
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Mine does the same thing. At 45 MPH. Every time like a bent rim. But I only feel it in the back. Im thinkin the carrier bearing.
 
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did my tie rod ends this morning . it helped a little. i remember when u could get tie rod ends for 8 bucks,now they are 55 bucks. now after the whole front end is finished , its time for alignment and i'll check my carrier too
 


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