our church van shakes,wobbles from side to side.we rotated the tires,what are the other causes of this?
the mechanic said he checked alignment,but I have reason to believe he's a quack after busting him in a lie with another vehicle,saving a fortune luckily.
2006-03-13T19:47:39Z
no u joint,front wheel drive
2006-03-13T19:48:47Z
or drive shaft
2006-03-13T20:01:59Z
92 dodge caravan
2006-03-13T20:03:16Z
also has new brakes and tires.I repacked the bearing too.
2006-03-14T08:44:36Z
mostly while acelerating/decelerating,at a even speed it is barely noticable and when we have it loaded up with stuff for the thrift shop it is better.And no it's not a holy roller church or van,ha ha.
2006-03-14T08:45:36Z
although a few members are a lil dingy.
Snaglefritz2006-03-13T19:42:08Z
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A lot of things. First, Pray for Jesus to help you see what is wrong. Then, walk to each corner of the Van and push down to spring the shocks, when it down then let it go and see if it bounce, if, it bounce and not stop quick the shocks may be bad. Look at each tire real close for uneven wear, later after you do the Rest of this, you may want to have someone check the Balance of the tires. Then, try checking the Idler arm. Looking under have some turn the steering wheel left and Right looking at all the Ball joints to see if any loose. Then, you can check all the Ball Joints, jack the front tires off the ground and put on jack stands have someone look underneath. grab a tire at 9 and 3 o'clock and aggressively move the tire like you trying to turn it, look at ALL the ball joints and see if any loose. THEN take a piece of pipe and pry up and down on the tire like you trying to lift the Van, see if any ball joints loose. Also, when you moving the tire around, if, it act real loose and the Ball joints tight, it could be a wheel bearing. That all I can think of off hand. God Bless.
If the van is a Ford, it has the twin I-Beam suspension which is common for it to get out of alignment. The way to fix that (besides trade for a Chevy lol) is to bend the I-beam back which can be done at some alignment shops. Check the inside of the tire for unusual wear. Other things to check are the tires, tire balance, shocks and brake rotors. Rims can become sprung or bent which will also cause vibration.
Various parts of the driveline (or some people call it a drive shaft) can be out of whack such as the universal joints (more commonly known as u-joints), center bearing, the driveline itself could be dented or bent. There are lots of things that could cause it.
My suggestion is to look in your local area for a place that specializes in driveines and have them check it out. Look under drivelines and drive shafts in the phonebook as well as on the internet. Some places will be listed as Drive Line of Sacramento (which is a legitimate place), or other towns, and also Johnny Franklin's.
I have a '96 Eagle Vision, and when the passenger side *inner tierod bushing* went bad the whole front end of the car would visibly shake side to side while driving. I got the parts at Advance and changed the passenger side, however I didn't change the drivers as it's behind the fuel lines on my car, and wasn't bad anyway.
Sounds to be like a whole lot of Hand Clapping,swaying back and forth,and shouting "Praise the Lord" while going down the road? Probably over its weight Limit too!!