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I just purchased a 29 ford 2 door sedan with a 283 auto it has a straight axle as i am driving down the street the steering wheel sterts shaking and i have to stop the car and start again in order for it to stop I jacked the front up and shook the wheel up and down and from side to side and every thing seemed tight do you think the problem is in the steering box




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29 ford man

Could be a simple thing like maybe your missing a balancer for either tire. This will cause the steering to shimmy.

Try a steering dampner and a little more (camber..) Sorry should read caster

If you have to stop, and then it goes away, probably until you hit another jolt, then you've got a king pin problem. Could be the pin itself, or the bushings in the spindles (4 total), also there should be a trust bearing between the axle and the bottom flange of the spindle on each side, with some thin washers to take up slack. All that should be inspected. A damper is only for minor "undulations", your's sounds more severe than that.

Originally posted by 29 ford man
I just purchased a 29 ford 2 door sedan with a 283 auto it has a straight axle as i am driving down the street the steering wheel sterts shaking and i have to stop the car and start again in order for it to stop I jacked the front up and shook the wheel up and down and from side to side and every thing seemed tight do you think the problem is in the steering box




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29 ford man

I had that same problem with a 70's Mopar once turmed out to be the steering box to frame bolts were loose
something else ya might check

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MM64