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intermittent shimmy V70-XC70 2004

posted by  riverbend on  Tue Dec 15 18:33 CST 2015
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Our '04 V70 has developed an intermittent shimmy. It feels a little like you are riding a motorcycle across an open deck bridge, but not quite as pronounced. The shimmy only occurs once in a while, for maybe 10 seconds, and usually at relatively low speed.

I have checked for the obvious things, loose front end parts, tires with broken belts, wobbly wheel bearings, etc. and didn't find anything. Any ideas ?

Thanks

Greg








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    intermittent shimmy V70-XC70 2004

    posted by  Chris Mullet on  Wed Dec 16 10:48 CST 2015
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    Can you relate it to anything like turning, heavy acceleration, turning WHILE accelerating, etc.? It's kinda sounding like a CV joint in one of the front axles.
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      intermittent shimmy V70-XC70 2004

      posted by  riverbend on  Wed Dec 16 18:53 CST 2015
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      When I have been driving, it has been while going straight ahead.







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        intermittent shimmy V70-XC70 2004

        posted by  Chris Mullet on  Thu Dec 17 09:14 CST 2015
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        A CV joint is about the only thing that comes to my mind that would be intermittent like that. An out-of-balance wheel will ALWAYS be out of balance.

        Something that costs $0.00 to try is to swap tires front for rear, just for the heck of it. You never know if a tread might be separating and only acting up under certain conditions????

        How are the CV boots? Still in tact or are they torn and slinging grease out?
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          intermittent shimmy V70-XC70 2004

          posted by  riverbend on  Thu Dec 17 17:23 CST 2015
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          The tires didn't appear to have any broken belts (surfaces were smooth), but rotating them to see if anything changes is a good idea. The CV boots were intact when I had a look under it for loose parts.

          Greg






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