Front end shakes - 1997 Ford Windstar

theres not a lot of things that can do that , tie rod ends , I know you said front end shakes, does steering wheel shake too, looseness in rack .

not sure what you mean need more details. if there is a shake in the front end when car is running check to see if the motor is moving at all wile running. i have the same car and the shake turned out to be a broken motor mount on the front of the motor

any car with a steering ball joint failure will shake
it is less than a hours labor plus parts

a good thing to check would be your inner and outer tie rod ends. if they are going bad they will cause a lot of shaking in the car and will also cause the front end to be out of a lined which will make your tires wear faster and uneven

Looseness in the front end or a tread separation in the tire. This is extreme but you get the idea if there is a bulge near the side of the tire even a tiny one

FRONT END SHIMMY AND SHAKING COULD HAVE A TIRE OUT OF BALANCELOOSE OR WORN WHEEL BEARINGS, WORN OUT BALL JOINTS,WORN OUT TIE ROD ENDS, FRONT END NEED ALIGNMENT.BRAKE ROTOR WORN OUT OR WARPED, MANY THINGS WILL CAUSE FRONT END TO SHAKE SHIMMY.

The front end of the vehicle has several parts that cause the front end to shake. Have you had the front end checked for bad tie rod ends, That is the most common problem.Another thing when does it shake? If it shakes while applying the brakes it could be the rotors need to be turned or it could be both the tie rod ends or the rotors.

If the u- joints are loose, yes, that would cause the front end to shake.

Check the motor mounts, they tend to go bad on this vehicle. If they are ok, you may have a inner cv joint that is binding.

Bret

it could be tht the exhaust pipe is loose and therefor makes shaking and kinda banging noise. hope i helped! ;-)