i am experiencing a bad vibration in the front end especially at higher speeds please help
wrote my 2002 off from the steering knuckle breaking worried it may happen again as i had the same type of vibration in the front end of it
wrote it off by rolling forward at 65 kms/hr
27/1012 front
27/12/12 rear bear claws

 

It may just be you tire out of balance, My quad shake at 80+km/H

 

i didnt say what my 02 was and what i am driving now so here we go the 2002 was a 650 praire and my new one is 2004 700
thank you for any assistance you have giving me in advance

 

Check tire inflation pressures and balancing, tire belt damage, rim dents, toe-in, and steering parts.

 

Jack up the front end till the front wheels are off the ground and check the front end for slack. I have had that same problem befor and found loose tierods both times. If I remember right there are safty keys in them so they can't back all the way off but its alot nicer not have to worry about it, all you have to do is tighten them up, it takes just a couple seconds and you should see a major difference at higher speeds. If they are not loose then I would say you have a tire out of ballance a bent rim or even slime can through the balance off enough to cause some vibration at higher speeds.

Hope that helps

 

I'd just give up on the Kawi's, they are secretly and slowly trying to kill you. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Yeah, that's it......Geez!!!

 

thanks for your advice rancher but there doesnt seem to be anything else out there that can compare to a kaw

 

Lets see, give up the fastest best handeling, award winning , king of the utes from 2002 - 2004, and replace it with something slow and booooooooring, or tighten a loose nut. hummmmmmmmmm what to do??????????[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]