Someone Please help, I am running out of ideas.

[BE30s]

I have shimmy on my steering during breaking and once in a while even while driving on a straight road. I changed my rotors and pads up front thinking I have wrapped rotors. Unfortunately that was not the problem. I changed my tie rods control arms and bushings along with the strut mount up front and I still have the problem. What else can it be, I am really running out of ideas and it really annoys me especially after all the money I spent lately thinking it would fix the problem.

[mjc85]

Maybe a weight missing on your wheels, check them out, if not that you may need your wheels balanced again. My car was doing it at about 50-60mph but it was just a weight missing off the front left wheel.

[e30evolution]

wheel bearings.... ball joints

[BE30s]

The left side wheel bearing has been replaced. As for the ball join, isnt that in the control arm itself because that has been replaced.

[BahnE30]

something in the front end is loose somewhere's along the way....

re-tighten everything...
chances are if it's a wheels weight it would be there whether or not you were braking...

[bimmerboy12]

here ya go..

try switching your back wheels with your fronts, and see if the shimmy goes away. Could be a seperation in your tire, or a broken ply.

[Rob]

balance all 4 wheels and tires, thats a cheap solution that should be done anyway

[bimmerboy12]

balance all 4 wheels and tires, thats a cheap solution that should be done anyway

switching the backs with the fronts is cheaper and faster and will not solve, but narrow down the problem.

[Spaz]

balance all 4 wheels and tires, thats a cheap solution that should be done anyway

you should do this every so offen anyhow, as your tread on your tires wears down, it throws out your balance ;) just incase you didn't know.

[Rob]

[NC325iC]

Re: here ya go..

try switching your back wheels with your fronts, and see if the shimmy goes away. Could be a seperation in your tire, or a broken ply.

if the problem is a wheel that doesnt get rid of it it just shakes the back of the car instead

[BE30s]

Thanks for all the input people, I'm going to get my rotors resurfaced and tires balanced and an alignment done tom. I will let you guys know the outcome just incase someone runs into the same type of problem in the future.

[e30Matt]

Re: here ya go..

try switching your back wheels with your fronts, and see if the shimmy goes away. Could be a seperation in your tire, or a broken ply.

if the problem is a wheel that doesnt get rid of it it just shakes the back of the car instead

That's how you find out if the wheel is the problem. :)

[bimmerboy12]

Re: here ya go..

try switching your back wheels with your fronts, and see if the shimmy goes away. Could be a seperation in your tire, or a broken ply.

if the problem is a wheel that doesnt get rid of it it just shakes the back of the car instead

That's how you find out if the wheel is the problem. :)

at least someone got it... ;)

[BE30s]

Can the steering rack cause shimmy, I had it replaced with a remanufactured one about a year ago and it not leeking at all.