2001 E350 Van front end shake

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warrenry - 13 Oct 2006 23:45 GMT

Have a 2001 E350 Van, 110K - new brakes, rotors, bearings, tires,
alignment, front end checked buy 2 technicians and is very good. Drive
at any speed the steering wheel shakes. It seems to stop if driving
around a sharp curve, right or left. I know another person with the
same problem and he said that he was nerver able to find out what was
causing it to happen. Anyone had this problem. Thanks.

Warren

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Ashton Crusher - 17 Oct 2006 06:13 GMT

>Have a 2001 E350 Van, 110K - new brakes, rotors, bearings, tires,
>alignment, front end checked buy 2 technicians and is very good. Drive
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>Warre

It could be the tires are worn unevenly. It could also be due to the
wheel alignment not being quite right. My experience with a few of
these vans is they always seem to have some level of vibration, some
just worse then others.

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Chicago Paddling-Fishing - 17 Oct 2006 17:41 GMT

: Have a 2001 E350 Van, 110K - new brakes, rotors, bearings, tires,
: alignment, front end checked buy 2 technicians and is very good. Drive
: at any speed the steering wheel shakes. It seems to stop if driving
: around a sharp curve, right or left. I know another person with the
: same problem and he said that he was nerver able to find out what was
: causing it to happen. Anyone had this problem. Thanks.

I have a E350XLT, same year... I had vibration when braking but new rotors
fixed it... Make sure you have a good alignment and get good tires. I stopped
using the goodyears after the Ford tech said mine had dryrot... Now I have
a set of Michilins LT4/X(LT4 on the back, LTX on the front because they
stopped making the LT4 and I replaced them in pairs). I picked them based on
the rating at tirerack... the goodyears it came wiht weren't rated very high
there...

I love my van, and with only 70k miles on it, I expect it to last for as long
as I need a large van (my last payment on it is this month...) Its the
extended version and I can carry a portable basketball set in the back with the
doors closed... great cargo capacity...

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warrenry - 19 Oct 2006 10:41 GMT

We realy like this van, but the shacking side to side is a real
mistery. We have checked everything. Other than the small side to side
steering wheel shake, the van is great.

Warren

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