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Differences in left and right turns is usually down to bearings - the outer wheel is more heavily loaded in a corner and shows up wear or slack in the bearing more. Another possibility of front end shake is a loose stabiliser bar (through upper axle tube). Lift the front axle. Wobble the wheel. Loose bearings give axial movement when rocking the tyre holding it anywhere; loose stabiliser bar will produce rock when the wheel is pulled and pushed vertically, not horizontally. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corivus De Lan" <corivus@cox.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 4:57 PM Subject: [T3] front end shimmy and shake > Okay here's another one, our 71 square, sleepy, tends to shake on the road > when we go over 30 on a left curve but if we do it on a right one she's just > fine, could this be the bushings or maybe something else? I'm thinking the > bushings because that was a problem I had with my 64 dodge and they were > rotted to high hell and back and when I replaced them i stopped having the > shakes. Also I was thinking it could be something else but not sure what > since I haven't done to much with a front end other then replacing bushings > and tie rods both on non vw cars. Could it also be the suspension? because > she tends to sag in the front end when driving and in park. Not to sure > what it is but anyone have any pointers on what it could be? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org