RE: Shaking steering problem

[Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>]

wheel bearing?

-----Original Message-----
From: Eddie [mailto:axr11@po.cwru.edu]
Sent: 18 February, 2001 10:48 AM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Shaking steering problem


Thanks for your reply-

But this happens all the time when i'm between 55-70, not just when i'm
braking. could what you suggested still be the problem?

Thanks a lot.

At 10:26 AM 2/18/01 EST, you wrote:
>Actually, the cause of your problem seems to be your brake rotors out of 
>lateral runout. The way your describing when you step on the brakes it
shakes 
>the wheel. There is 1 thing you can do to isolate the problem further. Keep

>in mind to do this you need to be careful. Drive up to speed and slowly 
>engage the emergency brake but not fully. See if the shake is still there.
If 
>not only the front brake rotors need to be resurfaced. If still there both 
>the front and rears need to be resurfaced. Although I'm a certified 
>Lincoln/Mercury technician. I'm a diehard VW fanatic. But working at the 
>dealer I seen this concern. Sometimes the what we call rotor runout is so 
>much that it is felt just driving down the road. Hopefully this helps. Good

>Luck 
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>DRIVER FOUND EDITION 
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>FRANK  O 
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