Bronco Shake

[walnuts75]

Hey guys! I know I havent been on here for a while. I know Ive seen this topic before on here and I would like to hear how you guys with that problem dealt with it. My bronco has a pretty prominant shake or vibration at 65+. I cant quite figure out what it is. I rotated my tires recently and I know my u-joints are in great shape. Nothing on my suspension seems to be loose or worn out. However I do know that I have a slightly warped front left brake rotor that needs to be replaced, but I dont think that would cause a wobble at high speeds, unless Im braking. I was wondering however that I might have left my front wheel bearings a little too loose from when I took apart the front end when I replaced the front u-joints a while ago. But I did follow the torque specifications that my haynes manual recommends for the front wheel bearings (even though I felt that haynes' reccomendations were a little light). I also know that you dont want to get them too tight. Could the vibration be coming from the rear end? Please give me some input...thanks in advanced!

 

[Mike G]

How old are your tires? Has it done it since you bought it or has just started?

I chased the same problem after getting my Bronco over a year ago. Checked ball joints, 2 front end alignments, found a track arm bracket that was bad and had it replaced. Tires rotated and balanced etc. It was driving me crazy. I finally broke down and bought 4 new tires and low and behold it was the problem all along. My old tires looked good but had defects that caused the problem. I would recommend going to a good tire shop (not Wal-Mart) and have them check them out.

Wish I would of done that from the beginning.

Mike G

 

[Bronc76]

Have you checked rear wheel bearings?