The other day, I was stuck in very slow traffic on a motorway - slow but not stopped. It was a hot day (for England) and the temp gauge moved about 2 marks over the half mark, so heater on and window open.

As we moved forward, the steering wheel started to shake noticeably. Once we could get moving properly, this disappeared. Does anyone have any ideas why and what I need to do to stop it happening again?

All ideas gratefully received.

Adrian

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Light Khaki 2.8CRD: TJM alloy bumper; Skid Row &Asfir skids;ext. breathers; SAMCO hoses; Grabber At3 235/70/16; Fumoto; Euro TC; Odyssey PC1500;GDE FTEcotune; OME lift; lightforce driving lights;ARB diff cover;nylon fan+Hayden2905;ss vortex exhaust; Airflow snorkel; Frontrunner roofrack; rock rails

Rapid or slow shake? Speed before vs after? Can you duplicate?

Could be as simple as road surface causing slight front wheel twitch resulting in steering wheel twitch otherwise could be any of a variety of front end issues

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Speed before - slow, about 10mph, while the temp gauge was over the half mark. Shake very noticeable and fairly quick. After it cooled, (even driving slow), not a twitch. And no, I haven't been able to replicate it.

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Light Khaki 2.8CRD: TJM alloy bumper; Skid Row &Asfir skids;ext. breathers; SAMCO hoses; Grabber At3 235/70/16; Fumoto; Euro TC; Odyssey PC1500;GDE FTEcotune; OME lift; lightforce driving lights;ARB diff cover;nylon fan+Hayden2905;ss vortex exhaust; Airflow snorkel; Frontrunner roofrack; rock rails

Odd I have no clue Probably can be ignored unless it happens again but do check out lug nuts for tightness

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Sold to LOST member my 05 Ltd, GDE Stg II turbo + TCM tune, SunCoast TC w. Transgo kit, Steiger window regulators, Samcos, Fumoto valve, 2nd gen filter head with Lub. Spec. bleeder, Hayden clutch & 11 blade fan, inverted spare, P-1 battery, BF Goodrich Long Trail TAs, Etecno1 glow plugs, timing belt at 50K miles/8 yrs

Thanks Jim

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Light Khaki 2.8CRD: TJM alloy bumper; Skid Row &Asfir skids;ext. breathers; SAMCO hoses; Grabber At3 235/70/16; Fumoto; Euro TC; Odyssey PC1500;GDE FTEcotune; OME lift; lightforce driving lights;ARB diff cover;nylon fan+Hayden2905;ss vortex exhaust; Airflow snorkel; Frontrunner roofrack; rock rails

bad tires.?

Nope. Tyres are nearly new, balanced and correctly pressured - but thanks for the suggestion.

Hopefully it was the road surface - not noticeable at speed (I've driven over this stretch god knows how often) but an issue at slow speeds. Its odd how it coincided with the engine temp rising though.

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Light Khaki 2.8CRD: TJM alloy bumper; Skid Row &Asfir skids;ext. breathers; SAMCO hoses; Grabber At3 235/70/16; Fumoto; Euro TC; Odyssey PC1500;GDE FTEcotune; OME lift; lightforce driving lights;ARB diff cover;nylon fan+Hayden2905;ss vortex exhaust; Airflow snorkel; Frontrunner roofrack; rock rails

Power steering fluid getting too hot maybe? Is the fluid low? Either could possibly cause a shake.

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2005 Liberty Sport CRD
Cleaned MAP sensor, ORM, ELM327 Bluetooth OBDII reader with Torque Pro, USA Spec PA-11CHR iPod adapter (used Aux input for Pandora!)
Awaiting install: EVIC, air cleaner hose, and Saikou Michi Catch Can (like a Provent)

Did you hear about the guy who was hooked on brake fluid?
He swears he can stop any time.

Funny you should say that Jiesel, its gone in today for a full flush/replace of the ps fluid. I was looking back over my service records over the weekend, and couldn't see that the fluid had ever been changed - the level had been checked, but the fluid hadn't been replaced.

Thanks for the idea though, I hadn't thought of that as a possible cause.

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Light Khaki 2.8CRD: TJM alloy bumper; Skid Row &Asfir skids;ext. breathers; SAMCO hoses; Grabber At3 235/70/16; Fumoto; Euro TC; Odyssey PC1500;GDE FTEcotune; OME lift; lightforce driving lights;ARB diff cover;nylon fan+Hayden2905;ss vortex exhaust; Airflow snorkel; Frontrunner roofrack; rock rails

try greasing your caliper pins. This happened to me and I found them corroded. After greasing them the wobble went away...

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2006 Liberty CRD 275K, JBA 2.5 with Fox Shocks, GDE Turbo Kit, GDE TCM Tune, Suncoast TC, OEM fuel filter housing converted to fit Caterpillar Fuel Filter 1R-0749, OEM themostat housing modified to accept Hemi 203 F thermostat.

Thanks - I'll try that as well.

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Light Khaki 2.8CRD: TJM alloy bumper; Skid Row &Asfir skids;ext. breathers; SAMCO hoses; Grabber At3 235/70/16; Fumoto; Euro TC; Odyssey PC1500;GDE FTEcotune; OME lift; lightforce driving lights;ARB diff cover;nylon fan+Hayden2905;ss vortex exhaust; Airflow snorkel; Frontrunner roofrack; rock rails