Car steering vibration under load 55-65

2002 SUBARU FORESTER
340,000 MILES • 2.5L • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MEDCRAZED
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Slight right-left steering movement. vibration completely disappears when accelerator is released. with/without awd fuse. new front bearings, half shafts, ball joints,engine runs smooth, shifts smooth, new rotors/brakes, struts. nothing has fixed it. does it without the tires too. (brake rotors removed appears to be coming from the transmission itself while turning drive-line on rack. there is nearly 10-15 degrees of rotational play on each front tire while hand rotating.
May 24, 2020 at 11:30 AM
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KASEKENNY
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A vibration while accelerating is normally a rotating component so I would agree it may be something in the transmission but I am curious about the 10-15 degrees of rotational play on the front tires that you found.

Can you get a video of how you are testing these wheels so we can see where this play is coming from?

Depending on this video that could be your issue. Maybe a tie rod end or ball joint causing the play which can cause this type of vibration.

Let us know and we can go from there. Thanks
May 25, 2020 at 12:19 AM
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