Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

larryariz wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
> 6192 miles.
>
> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.

Did this start happening after you rotated the tires at 6,000 miles as
specified in the service interval? If so, rotate the tires back one at a
time and see if this "cures" the problem. Rotate through your spare if
you only have the jack that came with your Jeep (and thus can only lift
one wheel at a time) and use an X-type lug wrench available at Sears or
etc. rather than the pathetic thing that came with your Jeep. On an
unlifted Jeep often the "shimmy" is nothing more than an out-of-round
and/or out-of-balance tire. The OEM tires in particular are notorious
for being pathetic.

I had a bit of vibration in my (2" lifted) TJ's steering wheel at speed,
though nothing as bad as what you describe. New tires solved it. But
balancing would have solved it too. (But I wanted 32" tires on my Heap :-).

-Elron

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

larryariz wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
> 6192 miles.
>
> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.

Did this start happening after you rotated the tires at 6,000 miles as
specified in the service interval? If so, rotate the tires back one at a
time and see if this "cures" the problem. Rotate through your spare if
you only have the jack that came with your Jeep (and thus can only lift
one wheel at a time) and use an X-type lug wrench available at Sears or
etc. rather than the pathetic thing that came with your Jeep. On an
unlifted Jeep often the "shimmy" is nothing more than an out-of-round
and/or out-of-balance tire. The OEM tires in particular are notorious
for being pathetic.

I had a bit of vibration in my (2" lifted) TJ's steering wheel at speed,
though nothing as bad as what you describe. New tires solved it. But
balancing would have solved it too. (But I wanted 32" tires on my Heap :-).

-Elron

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

larryariz wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
> 6192 miles.
>
> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.

Did this start happening after you rotated the tires at 6,000 miles as
specified in the service interval? If so, rotate the tires back one at a
time and see if this "cures" the problem. Rotate through your spare if
you only have the jack that came with your Jeep (and thus can only lift
one wheel at a time) and use an X-type lug wrench available at Sears or
etc. rather than the pathetic thing that came with your Jeep. On an
unlifted Jeep often the "shimmy" is nothing more than an out-of-round
and/or out-of-balance tire. The OEM tires in particular are notorious
for being pathetic.

I had a bit of vibration in my (2" lifted) TJ's steering wheel at speed,
though nothing as bad as what you describe. New tires solved it. But
balancing would have solved it too. (But I wanted 32" tires on my Heap :-).

-Elron

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

L. Ron Waddle wrote:

> larryariz wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
>> 6192 miles.
>>
>> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
>> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
>> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
>> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
>> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
>> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.
>
>
> Did this start happening after you rotated the tires at 6,000 miles as
> specified in the service interval? If so, rotate the tires back one at a
> time and see if this "cures" the problem. Rotate through your spare if
> you only have the jack that came with your Jeep (and thus can only lift
> one wheel at a time) and use an X-type lug wrench available at Sears or
> etc. rather than the pathetic thing that came with your Jeep. On an
> unlifted Jeep often the "shimmy" is nothing more than an out-of-round
> and/or out-of-balance tire. The OEM tires in particular are notorious
> for being pathetic.
>
> I had a bit of vibration in my (2" lifted) TJ's steering wheel at speed,
> though nothing as bad as what you describe. New tires solved it. But
> balancing would have solved it too. (But I wanted 32" tires on my Heap :-).
>
> -Elron


Yep, poor tire balance is the biggest cause. The bigger the tire, or the
bigger the imbalance the more magnified the pucker factor. You may have
slung your weights.

tw

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

L. Ron Waddle wrote:

> larryariz wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
>> 6192 miles.
>>
>> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
>> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
>> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
>> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
>> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
>> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.
>
>
> Did this start happening after you rotated the tires at 6,000 miles as
> specified in the service interval? If so, rotate the tires back one at a
> time and see if this "cures" the problem. Rotate through your spare if
> you only have the jack that came with your Jeep (and thus can only lift
> one wheel at a time) and use an X-type lug wrench available at Sears or
> etc. rather than the pathetic thing that came with your Jeep. On an
> unlifted Jeep often the "shimmy" is nothing more than an out-of-round
> and/or out-of-balance tire. The OEM tires in particular are notorious
> for being pathetic.
>
> I had a bit of vibration in my (2" lifted) TJ's steering wheel at speed,
> though nothing as bad as what you describe. New tires solved it. But
> balancing would have solved it too. (But I wanted 32" tires on my Heap :-).
>
> -Elron


Yep, poor tire balance is the biggest cause. The bigger the tire, or the
bigger the imbalance the more magnified the pucker factor. You may have
slung your weights.

tw

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

L. Ron Waddle wrote:

> larryariz wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
>> 6192 miles.
>>
>> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
>> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
>> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
>> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
>> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
>> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.
>
>
> Did this start happening after you rotated the tires at 6,000 miles as
> specified in the service interval? If so, rotate the tires back one at a
> time and see if this "cures" the problem. Rotate through your spare if
> you only have the jack that came with your Jeep (and thus can only lift
> one wheel at a time) and use an X-type lug wrench available at Sears or
> etc. rather than the pathetic thing that came with your Jeep. On an
> unlifted Jeep often the "shimmy" is nothing more than an out-of-round
> and/or out-of-balance tire. The OEM tires in particular are notorious
> for being pathetic.
>
> I had a bit of vibration in my (2" lifted) TJ's steering wheel at speed,
> though nothing as bad as what you describe. New tires solved it. But
> balancing would have solved it too. (But I wanted 32" tires on my Heap :-).
>
> -Elron


Yep, poor tire balance is the biggest cause. The bigger the tire, or the
bigger the imbalance the more magnified the pucker factor. You may have
slung your weights.

tw

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

L. Ron Waddle wrote:

> larryariz wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
>> 6192 miles.
>>
>> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
>> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
>> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
>> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
>> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
>> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.
>
>
> Did this start happening after you rotated the tires at 6,000 miles as
> specified in the service interval? If so, rotate the tires back one at a
> time and see if this "cures" the problem. Rotate through your spare if
> you only have the jack that came with your Jeep (and thus can only lift
> one wheel at a time) and use an X-type lug wrench available at Sears or
> etc. rather than the pathetic thing that came with your Jeep. On an
> unlifted Jeep often the "shimmy" is nothing more than an out-of-round
> and/or out-of-balance tire. The OEM tires in particular are notorious
> for being pathetic.
>
> I had a bit of vibration in my (2" lifted) TJ's steering wheel at speed,
> though nothing as bad as what you describe. New tires solved it. But
> balancing would have solved it too. (But I wanted 32" tires on my Heap :-).
>
> -Elron


Yep, poor tire balance is the biggest cause. The bigger the tire, or the
bigger the imbalance the more magnified the pucker factor. You may have
slung your weights.

tw

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

"larryariz" <larryariz@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1189622467.626884.314530@y42g2000hsy.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
> 6192 miles.
>
> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.
>
> I had it to the dealership last month and they test drove it and they
> found nothing wrong. I also use this same jeep, to tow behind my RV.
>
> Do I need more air pressure in the two front tires of this jeep, or
> what else could be going on here????
>
> There is a NHTSA ODI - Technical Service Bulletin out there and I'm
> going to follow up on it.
> Make : JEEP
> Model : WRANGLER
> Year : 2006
> Manufacturer : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
> Service Bulletin Num : 1900306
> Date of Bulletin: AUG 30, 2006
> NHTSA Item Number: 10020334
> Component: STEERING
> Summary: STEERING SHIMMY. *TT
>
> Has anyone experience this same problem, if so...how did you solve
> it??
>
> Thanks,
> : -)
> Larryariz
>

As has already been suggested, tire balance, or tire with a slipped belt.
Balance your tires every time you rotate. Wearing rubber off changes the
balance.
Balancing is part of normal maintenance, as are alignments and rotations.
Steering wheel shake means front tires probably.
Seat of the pants means rear tires probably.
Spdloader

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

"larryariz" <larryariz@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1189622467.626884.314530@y42g2000hsy.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
> 6192 miles.
>
> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.
>
> I had it to the dealership last month and they test drove it and they
> found nothing wrong. I also use this same jeep, to tow behind my RV.
>
> Do I need more air pressure in the two front tires of this jeep, or
> what else could be going on here????
>
> There is a NHTSA ODI - Technical Service Bulletin out there and I'm
> going to follow up on it.
> Make : JEEP
> Model : WRANGLER
> Year : 2006
> Manufacturer : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
> Service Bulletin Num : 1900306
> Date of Bulletin: AUG 30, 2006
> NHTSA Item Number: 10020334
> Component: STEERING
> Summary: STEERING SHIMMY. *TT
>
> Has anyone experience this same problem, if so...how did you solve
> it??
>
> Thanks,
> : -)
> Larryariz
>

As has already been suggested, tire balance, or tire with a slipped belt.
Balance your tires every time you rotate. Wearing rubber off changes the
balance.
Balancing is part of normal maintenance, as are alignments and rotations.
Steering wheel shake means front tires probably.
Seat of the pants means rear tires probably.
Spdloader

Re: 06 Jeep Wrangler X - Problem with Shimmy in Steering Wheel....
 

"larryariz" <larryariz@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1189622467.626884.314530@y42g2000hsy.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have a new "06 Jeep Wrangler X" (Great Jeep!) with a grand total of
> 6192 miles.
>
> When I drive about 60 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel wants to
> "shimmy", i.e. turn to the left, then to the right and vice versa. I
> have to hang tightly on this steering wheel or slow down to about 50
> mph. I could really end up in the next lane, to the right or left.
> It's really noticeable with the cross winds or on windy days. Slower
> speeds on the regular city streets, it's OK.
>
> I had it to the dealership last month and they test drove it and they
> found nothing wrong. I also use this same jeep, to tow behind my RV.
>
> Do I need more air pressure in the two front tires of this jeep, or
> what else could be going on here????
>
> There is a NHTSA ODI - Technical Service Bulletin out there and I'm
> going to follow up on it.
> Make : JEEP
> Model : WRANGLER
> Year : 2006
> Manufacturer : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
> Service Bulletin Num : 1900306
> Date of Bulletin: AUG 30, 2006
> NHTSA Item Number: 10020334
> Component: STEERING
> Summary: STEERING SHIMMY. *TT
>
> Has anyone experience this same problem, if so...how did you solve
> it??
>
> Thanks,
> : -)
> Larryariz
>

As has already been suggested, tire balance, or tire with a slipped belt.
Balance your tires every time you rotate. Wearing rubber off changes the
balance.
Balancing is part of normal maintenance, as are alignments and rotations.
Steering wheel shake means front tires probably.
Seat of the pants means rear tires probably.
Spdloader