Recently I have began to notice that my 2001 E320 (33 K) has started to shake as I approach 60 MPH. I first thought it might be the motor mounts, but from reading this forum I see that bad motor mounts usaually cause shaking while the car is idle, which my car does not do. Does anyone have any suggestions of what might be causing this??
Recently I have began to notice that my 2001 E320 (33 K) has started to shake as I approach 60 MPH. I first thought it might be the motor mounts, but from reading this forum I see that bad motor mounts usaually cause shaking while the car is idle, which my car does not do. Does anyone have any suggestions of what might be causing this??
I did forget to mention one thing. About four months ago, I had to replace one of my front tires due to a pot hole incident. I wonder if by having one new tire in the front might be causing the shaking.
Do not mix different tyres on the same axle (ie front or back) this can cause this kind of shaking and shivering, each type of tyres have their own way of rotation, fit two tyres of the same type and check again.
I'll go ahead and try balancing the wheel first. If that doesn't work I'll take it to get alligned. Last time I had it aligned I took it to Brake Check, and for $100.00 they not only aligned the car but they also gave me free alignments for as long as I own my car. I thought that was a pretty good deal!!
not necessarily, in some cases if the alignment is off enough, it can create, slight vibrations and shaking. The guy never described how severe. I stated that it might possibly need an alignment, in this case it deffinitely couldnt hurt.
But in most cases evidence of an misaligned vehicle is uneven tire wear.
55 MPH shimmy might be the lower control arm bushings. Even at 75K miles, ten years will harden the rubber. Check them for any cracks or signs of leaking fluid.
IF you change one tire it gets screwed up thats what happened to me...i had my front tire changed now the steering is shaking at like 60 mph or higher...so the best bet is to get the wheel balanced and wheel alignment cause i had it before done and the problem was gone.
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