Steering shake continuation

[PullsyJr]

So, rather than hijacking the Steering Shake thread, I'll start a new one.

I took the beast to Bob Jane's at Cleveland this morning. An hour or so after I dropped it off, I got a phone call. One of the tyres had a "separation", where the air had somehow got between the radials and the rubber. Something like that.

To their credit, they didn't charge for the other three tyres they balanced. Nice. However I am up for a set of new rubber now, so it was a very hollow win.

New tyres will need to wait for funds to be available, so I brought the car home, ready to take out the king pin shims.

Tip for fellow newbs... If your car has been raised, get a high lift jack!

Anyway, I propped the front end up and got to the dirty work of removing the shims. Lo and behold, there weren't any. And what a pain in the rear, getting them I'm and out, particularly the bottom ones. Urgh.

I checked them all (all were fine) then went through the drama of jamming the things back into their holes. I wish my garage was higher as I was doing this in the midday sun too.

Changed the dodgy tyre with the spare until I can get new ones. Have yet to take the thing for a spin, but I'm not expecting the wobbles to have gone. Any suggestions as to where to go from here?

Thanks
Luke

[PullsyJr]

Update!

No idea what I did but the wobbles are gone. Woot!

[peterbr1]

Did the steering shake on the way home from Bob Jane? and did you re-grease the bearings before you put them back in?

[JoeG]

Did you grease the races?
also the rollers may have a flat spot which is now else where.
I had no drama removing or replacing my king pin bearing cariers as I supported the axel on stands removed the wheel and just kised the jack onto the hub to take the weight did bottom first easy!, then top no dramas.
However like you It may come back if it does then I'll change the races as it may be flat spotting of the rollers
Good luck

[PullsyJr]

Peter, yeah it definitely wobbled on the way home from BJs.

I regreased the bearings. They had plenty there already though. Maybe it was a flat spot.

Joe, it certainly would have helped to have jacked up the wheel slightly. There was a definite gravity effect taking hold. Alas, good ideas like this don't occur to me. Sigh.

[peterbr1]

Did you grease the races?
also the rollers may have a flat spot which is now else where.
I had no drama removing or replacing my king pin bearing cariers as I supported the axel on stands removed the wheel and just kised the jack onto the hub to take the weight did bottom first easy!, then top no dramas.
However like you It may come back if it does then I'll change the races as it may be flat spotting of the rollers
Good luck

I agree with JoeG but if you do replace the bearing I recommend you put in new shims also.

[peterbr1]

At least we know its not caster hey lol

[nissannewby]

At least we know its not caster hey lol

It could be as he does mention the vehicle has been raised.

[peterbr1]

It could be as he does mention the vehicle has been raised.

The wobble has stopped

[the evil twin]

The wobble has stopped

... and the cause in this particular case was...?