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Old 03-05-11, 09:24 PM
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Default Steering vibration turning wheel left VIDEO

Anyone got any ideas?

New steering rack bushings, new control arm bushings, new sway bar end links, car just aligned. No fix.

Inthe video I turn it left and come back half way twice, then I go all the way to the right and back again. The last part of the clip is with the window down but you can't really hear it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWEkLUPAolc
Old 03-06-11, 10:52 AM
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Steering rack itself or a weak pump?
Old 03-06-11, 10:58 AM
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Is it similar to this?

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...ped-video.html
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Luxor I believe so! You can actually see the wheel jiggle if you look close enough. It's REALLY obvious when the car is on an incline (like, parked where your front end is higher than the back)

Did you have any luck fixing it? Are your sway bar end links original?
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I could never figure out what caused the studder. My end links are original. But my lower control arm (urethane)bushings and steering rack (urethane)bushings have been replaced a while ago.

I started getting this problem when I replaced my steering rack with a new one.

But it seemed to stop doing it couple months after I posted that video. I haven't noticed it studder in a while, so I guess it fixed itself.
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I take that back. I just tried it again and it still does it, but not as bad as it used to. I guess I got used to it, but I hope there is a fix for it!
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try to put the car in park and give it some gas and turn the wheel to the left and see if it still does the same thing.
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No luck with revving it up to 2,000RPM and turning the wheel left and right. Same thing.
Old 03-06-11, 11:39 PM
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steering rack....you said it yourself it did it after you installed a new rack.. its defective
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Interesting - at 5AM (45 F outside) I started it up and turned it left and right and the vibration was gone. As soon as I drove it about a mile and made a few turns it started doing it again.
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check your fluid level, if theres air bubbles that will happen.
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Fluid is full I'll just flush and bleed it. It's been at least 2 years.
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I was going to say fluid level aswell
Old 03-19-11, 06:45 PM
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Mine does this as well but I have not looked in to it yet.
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any fix for this problem? it started happening recently.
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