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Ive noticed that anytime im going over 40 and im either coasting or jsut maintaing spee that my steering wheel is like bouncing/hoping up and down and shaking... what would this be from? alighnment? rack and pinion? steering column?... thanks

-Dan
 

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probably a combination of alignment and wheel balance problems. take it to a shop and tell them to balance the wheels and check the alignment
 

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i agree with Mr. Rugby. i will add that if when just sitting in the car (off), if the wheel/column has play, you can pull the column cover and tighten up the bolts in there. i believe there are two sets of two bolts to tighten. i only did the ones near the multi function switch and it helped a lot with up and down play. you take them out, lock tight them, and reinstall them. there is a write up on the whole thing in one of the stang sites, but i cant remember which....if no one posts it, and you are interested, i will find the site.
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HISSIN50 Im real intested in it... if you have the time or just remember it please let me know thanks!

-dan
 

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djk8705 said:
HISSIN50 Im real intested in it... if you have the time or just remember it please let me know thanks!

-dan
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Dan, here is the one i remember. i think there are other articles out there, but this one seemed pretty nice to me. courtesy of Mat Peirce and Mustang Central:
http://www.mustangcentral.net/tech/column.html
 

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thanks, i was reading that site and the column was out of the car. Im guessing I could do this while its still in the car right? Id just lower it right? Ive never done this before thats all. Thanks guys

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yeah, i did it with everything in the car. it has been a while and im foggy on it. i think i just removed the upper and lower column covers (plastic) and undid the two screws for the turn signal switch. then i could do the actual lock tighting....i should take about 10 minutes or so (that is my recollection). i did not move any column stuff (lower it, etc). i think he was doing other work or did that for illustrative purposes (or he was doing something else more involved. i dont see why one would need to drop the column to get behind the M.F. switch).

good luck.
 
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check front wheel bearings that will make wheel shake if they are loose
 
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