99 TAHOE SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL

1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE
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JHOOVE
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have a shimmy in steering wheel at 35-45 all front end parts are tight and had align, and tires done what else can caust this problem.
Apr 19, 2007 at 5:29 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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rotate tires front to back and get the same thing? 99 Tahoe im inclined to think it needs a new idler arm at minimum
Apr 19, 2007 at 5:50 PM
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JHOOVE
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had tires rebalabced align,rotated, idler,pivot bracket,pitman arm all have been done everything else is tight no movement
Apr 19, 2007 at 5:52 PM
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BOBBISHOP
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My 99 Tahoe had a similar problem. Steering wheel would jerk to left or right on bumps or rough roads. Went through everything you did. Ended up changing front shocks, which made a huge improvement.
May 2, 2007 at 3:48 PM