Steering Wheel Wobbles When Going Over Bumps

However it still does shake pretty bad when i hit a regular bump on the road.

Steering wheel wobbles when going over bumps. Struts for sure are leaking or at least the drivers side. I had check the tie rod ends put in a new steering rack with of course good inner tie rods. While checking the struts for sounds feel the steering wheel for any movement as if the mounting bolts to the wheel hubs could be loose making the wheels move in and out of alignment.

Drive the vehicle over bumps or potholes. Vibrations that occur at low speed and worsen progressively usually referred to as a steering wobble at low speeds are likely related to physical imbalances such as tire flat spots bent wheels or axles or seized joints. If you feel a fast vibrating shimmy hitting the bump may have knocked your vehicle s weight off and now a tire is out of balance.

Otherwise car tracks great no odd tire wear and grabbing the wheels while on a jack gives no play. 2008 mazda3 2 3 with 70k miles. Either way now your vehicle s parts are out of sync.

However its really strange when the shaking gets violent i ve noticed it seems to come from a depression in the road more than bump on top of the road. Steering wheel shimmy or vibration that occurs only at certain speeds is often related to dynamic imbalance in the tires wheels or axles. When i go over bumps and sometimes railroad tracks the steering wheels wobbles.

The more out of sync they are the more you re going to feel it on the steering wheel especially at high speeds when parts like your tires and wheels are rotating hundreds of times a minute. Keep all options open until you know more. I did notice one shock is covered in a fine coating of oily dirt possibly meaning a blow shock.

The struts are designed to turn with the wheels as the struts have a mounting surface for the wheel hub.