New shape 1997 Mitsubishi Galant shake at when i corner and shudders when i go over 70 MPH?
anyone had similar issues, the mitsubishi dealer told me initially that it was the gearbox but i cannot believe that as the gearbox was replaced a couple of years ago
Answers:
if the problem occurs only on acceleration and not when coasting it sounds like one or both drive shafts need replacing
Your dealer is an idiot. Start by having your tires balanced. If that doesn't work, get your wheel bearings checked.
YOur tire get them replace or have it rebalance
get the wheels balanced again
Vibrations felt through the steering wheel at one particular speed (+/- say 5 mph) is nearly always one or both front wheels needing balancing. If it's worse turning right then it's the left wheel and vice-versa and if this happens at low speeds then it could be wheel bearings - or even a loose wheel nut! Check them yourself first.
It sounds like it's your CV (Constant Velocity) boots or joints. The CV joints are needed to transfer the torque at a constant speed to steered wheels as well as to accommodate up and down motions of the suspension. The CV boots protect the CV joint. The shaking of your car could indicate a problem with the CV joint. To check:
STEP 1: Determine whether your car is front- or rear-wheel drive
STEP 2: Lie on your back and slide under the front of the car as far as you can.
STEP 3: Using a flashlight or drop light, locate the drive axles: They are metal shafts that connect to the back of each wheel from the transmission.
STEP 4: Visually inspect the rubber boots at each end of both drive axles. You will be inspecting a total of four boots.
STEP 5: Look for signs of wear and tear such as rips or cracking.
STEP 6: Feel each boot for indication of leakage - the boots hold thick grease that lubricates the CV joints.
STEP 7: Call your mechanic and make an appointment to replace any leaking or torn CV boots.
If the CV boot is damaged, then it's a good indication that your CV joint is as well.
Try (while not getting caugt!!), hitting about 95, the shaking should go away then. If this is the case then you have either unbalanced wheels or warped discs.
It is unlikely the two faults are connected, the gearbox cannot do anything to cause either of these issues, the mechanic that told you this probably has little understanding of how a car works.
The cornering problem may be caused by a mis-connection in the difs. You'll have to check its not a live rear axle, but thats very unlikely as that technology was considered outdated during the reign of Henry VIII. If it isn't then you probably have a communication problem between the difs, which will be caused by a wiring problem or a fault in the difs. Essentially the dif's don't know what the car is doing, so when you go round a corner the wheel on the inside isn't having power reduced to it enough resulting in that wheel trying to turn at greater revolutions than the laws of physics allow!!
If all new tires, Your CV joint can make it do that.
Or damage or busted Control Arm bushing .
No ones mentioned WHEEL ALIGNMENT!..
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