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Steering Shimmy at low speed

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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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Steering Shimmy at low speed

I am having an issue with sterring shimmy at low speed .If i turn a corner at low speed when the wheel straightens out it shimmys almost like the feeling of 4 wheel drive on dry pavement.I checked the 4 wheel system to make sure its not locked i had this problem once before when i had new tires on put on the truck.I popped the power steering resorvoir cap and the problem went away.This time it is not working.Any ideas?
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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axle u joints, see any reddish dust around caps?
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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I would check the tie-rod ends also. When I had a bad tie rod end my steering wheel would move back and forth quite a bit in slow turns.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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axle u joints, see any reddish dust around caps?
U-joint for sure I have the same problem and I know my u-joint is shot.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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Thanks it seems to have gone away again but will check out your suggestions
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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Thanks it seems to have gone away again but will check out your suggestions
Mud in your tires? ( LOL -- that was an excellent movie! LOL )
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