put in new cv axle and now steering wheel shakes, well front end shakes Options

[cwong]

Bought new cv axle from o Riley. Not remanufactured. Had a guy put it in for 50 in a local garage. On the way home I noticed the car vibrates on steering wheel very strong when around 60mph. Also road noise has gone up. On the way home she started to pull right strongly.

So did I get a dud or did the guy put it in wrong?

[Special_Edy]

Make sure the lug nuts are tight, wouldnt be the first time someone forgot to torque them, and it would sure create the symptoms youre describing.

I dont think an unbalanced axle would cause vibration, the diameter is so small. A 5 gram weight on the inside of your wheel probably has 100times the centripetal force as the axle. Perhaps if the axle nut wasnt fastened properly the axle could thrust in and out of the hub(the joints in the axle seem to exhibit this tendency as they rotate), causing a banging or vibration.

I also agree with njccmd2002's statement about the alignment. Either the strut or the lower control arm must be disconnected to remove the axle and either could cause misalignment issues

This post has been edited by Special_Edy: May 24, 2014 - 11:00 PM