95 Ford Escort - Steering Wheel Vibrations HELP!

Tiny
THEC0WBOY
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  • 1995 FORD ESCORT
Hello Everyone,

My ford escort has 200 000 km, and has a 1.8L engine. About 2 weeks ago the steering wheel started to vibrate. At first, you could only notice it when you were doing around 50km/hour. It has gotten far worse in the past few days. If I'm trying to drive in a straight line, the steering wheel won't stop vibrating. If I steer slightly to the left or right the vibration almost entirely goes away. Any clue what this might be?

I'm a car noob, but I've decideded to attempt to fix this problem myself. I was planning on replacing both outer Tie Rods tonight, then having the wheels alligned. Any chance this might be the problem? And, if it is. Any tips on changing the tie rods?

Thanks in Advance!

Car Noob
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 AT 1:31 PM

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Tiny
MERLIN2021
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Hey noob go to an alignment shop and let them tell you whats wrong. They do free estimates.
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 AT 3:37 PM
Tiny
BESTBET777
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You may have tthrown a wheel weight or your font end may be ready tto come apart. Don't fool around, gett it into a front end shop now.
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 AT 3:15 AM

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