aaaahhhh

[bowerbird]

pulled 2 kingpin shims. feeling coming back to hands now aaahhh who would think a thin shim would take the crazy out of my steering wheel. hope its not masking something else though.

[mudnut]

Hello, bowerbird, and welcome to the forum. Have you checked the panhard rod bushes, All eight radius arm bushes, and the wheel bearings for movement? I use a crowbar to test for movement.

[bowerbird]

havnt checked panhard bushes, but interestingly enough the shakes started exactly after Nissan serviced the thing. they said they adjusted one of the front bearings. when I got home I grabbed the tyre and rocked the wheel in and out. on the one they said they adjusted there was no feeling of play. in the LH front one I could feel play. Maybe that's it. But it must be in spec because they checked it.

[BigRAWesty]

Welcome mate. Yep I'd re tighten those bearings asap.
And when a shim is the answer to the wobbles it's usually a good sign that the bearings are worn.
King pin bearings aren't that hard of a job. And quite cheap.
I hope you kept track of where you pulled the shims from thou so you can reinstall with new bearings??

[Stropp]

Yep if the kingpin bearing is not worn removing a shim will mask the problem so just make sure everything else is Mickey Mouse or by removing the shim you will put too much pressure on the bearing.