Jerking

Tiny
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When I go like 60mph it will jerk violently feels like a knot a tire so I bought all new tires had balances checked front end and had realignment done but still done it. It barely ever does it but still worries me car even has new plugs what could this be?
Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 3:55 PM

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Tiny
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Also I never take my vehicle to a repair shop as my brother and I have a shop in the back and all the tools we need he is a master mechanic so he's the brains of the operation. And thanks very much for the help!
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 4:01 PM
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STEVE W.
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I would check the drive axles for any issues. They could be binding under the right conditions. Do you hear anything when it happens? Does the engine seem to stay at the same rpm and power when it happens? Where do you feel it the most, in the steering wheel or in the seat? The hard part is that it doesn't do it constantly so tracking it down could be difficult.
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 AT 9:43 PM
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The rpm don't move none I mainly feel it in the steering wheel and it sounds like a thump like last night it done it and I thought it was a flat at first and my brother keeps saying suspension because it's not throwing any codes and the transmission fluid is pink so it's still looks good and it does still pull fo the right kinda even after getting it realigned
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Saturday, January 26th, 2019 AT 5:57 AM
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STEVE W.
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Pulling right and in feeling it through the steering wheel would lead me to the right hand axle shaft as the problem.
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Saturday, January 26th, 2019 AT 10:20 AM
Tiny
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Thank you I'll check and get back to you
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Saturday, January 26th, 2019 AT 10:55 AM
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KEN L
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Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
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Monday, January 28th, 2019 AT 7:29 PM
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We actually believe it's the fact that my tire shop put regular air in my tire and not nitrogen so its causing my tire to go off balance so I'm getting them swapped back to nitrogen this week and I'll let you know how that goes. Thanks for the help again.
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Monday, January 28th, 2019 AT 7:40 PM
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STEVE W.
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I seriously doubt that as there is no way air (which is 70% nitrogen) is going to cause a jerking issue, It has zero weight. The only reason they say to use nitrogen is that it
A - Has a predictable temperature curve which is useful in racing.
B - Is a dry gas when taken from a tank. That means no moisture like you can get from plain
air if it is humid or from a compressor that hasn't been serviced.
C - Costs more to fill a tire with than air.

However you might have an issue if something fell inside a tire while they were mounting it. A loose weight or even a chunk of dirt can do strange things if it's inside a tire. Easy check would be to put the tire on a balancer and rotate it by hand to a random spot, mark it and then spin it up. See where it says it needs weight. Mark that spot. Now move it to a random spot and spin it again and see if it stops at the same area it said you needed weight on the first run. If it's different there is something loose in the tire. Or just break one bead and check for something in the tire.
To act as you describe there is either a mechanical issue with a bearing or axle shaft or there is something inside the transmission that is damaged like a broken tooth on the final drive or similar.
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Monday, January 28th, 2019 AT 9:14 PM

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