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Topic: Why does the cobra shake
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StoplightWarrior
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Whenever the 94 cobra is sitting at like 1600-1900rpm the steering wheel shakes pretty hard...then, when decelerating, it shakes really violently. We had the car aligned, and that didnt help...what else could it be?
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Posts: 2952 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Mar 2001
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99gt-UJSTLST
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Originally posted by StoplightWarrior:
Whenever the 94 cobra is sitting at like 1600-1900rpm the steering wheel shakes pretty hard...then, when decelerating, it shakes really violently. We had the car aligned, and that didnt help...what else could it be?
you mean when driveing it shakes if so well you might need the tires balanced or one or both of the tires might be bad or your rims might not be round and finally your struts might be bad
just a few suggestions
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Posts: 2558 | From: SAN JOSE CA | Registered: Nov 2001
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OFFROAD PIPE
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That happened to me, turned out that the front tires were cupped just a little. I couldnt even tell they were until I put new ones on.
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Posts: 864 | From: Anaheim Hills, | Registered: Jul 2002
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3xblack GT
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might need to re balance tires....
Posts: 449 | From: Hayward | Registered: Apr 2002
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Hungry Hippo
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Member # 537
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could be a harmonic balancer going bad
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Posts: 2959 | From: east bay | Registered: Nov 2001
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98Snake
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Member # 183
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you might want to check the driveshaft as well, the same thing happened on my car.
Posts: 363 | From: Nor-Cal | Registered: Mar 2001
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Glenn
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Member # 520
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Originally posted by HungryHippo:
could be a harmonic balancer going bad
Yup, that is how my car was, rev the motor and when the idle was around 2000 dropping to 1500 it would shake, then I wake up one morning car is shaking like a b*tch, Balancer went bad... Might want to try that.
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Posts: 2009 | From: Stationed on a Pacific Island, Guam | Registered: Oct 2001
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FAFCobra
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Member # 1600
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Stoplight was posting that question for me.
The cobra will shake violently under braking, so I think I need new rotors.
But, it will also shake, though not nearly as hard, when I'm just cruising at 1600-1900...so could that be the balancer? Thanks.
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Posts: 102 | From: East Bay | Registered: Jul 2002
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Hungry Hippo
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Member # 537
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get new front rotors ($150-200) or get them resurfaced ($50) first and see what happens since its easier
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Posts: 2959 | From: east bay | Registered: Nov 2001
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