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Anonymous Posted on Jan 04, 2010

On the front passenger side, I replaced the ball joint (it was bad), the tie rod (bad) the wheel bearing (bad) and the CV HalfShaft (bad)....yet.... there is STILL shaking on the passenger side of the car. I had a relative drive the car, he says he's not sure it was the front tire in the first place, and it might be the back tire. While driving it around 55mph the vibration comes on pretty quick, and maintains the vibration until around 70 and quits. The car has new tires.... any help....thanks in advance

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The new tires could be out of balance,or even though they are new could have a bad belt in one of them,If it was doing this,the problem,if it was there before the tires were installed,have the front end checked.And you may need a front end alignment.If the tie rod,and ball joint were bad on that side,then chances are the other side may have bad front end parts also.You know it needs alignment after replacing tie rod ends don`t you?Eye balling the tie rod end does not get it back in line,and it may have needed the alignment anyway,Have a 4 wheel alignment done to make sure that is out og the equation while diagnosing the problem.

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SOURCE: car has a bad shake

sound like bad axle shafts..commen on front wheel drive models....i had the same rumble when taking off from stop or climbing hills

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SOURCE: my 93 lebaron 4 door has a shake int the front end

If it's a slight to moderate shake, it could be a tire balance/front end alignment issue.

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    0900c1528002861e.jpg enlarge_icon.gifenlarge_tooltip.gif Fig. Exploded view of the halfshafts and related components

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0900c1528002861f.jpg enlarge_icon.gifenlarge_tooltip.gif Fig. Support bearing bolt tightening sequence

  1. Install a new circlip on the end of the intermediate shaft,
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