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What's usually worn when your car sways ............

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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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What's usually worn when your car sways ............

.........like it is on a pivot ball dead center in the car. I feel like the car is ducking left to right. Like a boat getting hit sideways by a wave.

I figured I'd blame the shocks, but is there a bushing that can cause this somewhere? (maybe a bad sway bushing?)

I feel this going down the road over small road imperfections. back and forth........ it settles down and doesn't do it for the most part, but it does on occasion and at least a few times every time I drive it I feel the swaying.

('99 CLK430)
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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What's usually worn when your car sways ............

It sounds like a bad steering damper. The part cost around 50 dollars.
Do a search on it.

Hope this helps.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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See I was afraid someone would think I said left to right. The steering is tight is is going top down left to right.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by The Jury
.........like it is on a pivot ball dead center in the car. I feel like the car is ducking left to right. Like a boat getting hit sideways by a wave.

I figured I'd blame the shocks, but is there a bushing that can cause this somewhere? (maybe a bad sway bushing?)

I feel this going down the road over small road imperfections. back and forth........ it settles down and doesn't do it for the most part, but it does on occasion and at least a few times every time I drive it I feel the swaying.

('99 CLK430)
I feel the same thing sometimes, when was it last aliegned?
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghostrider
I feel the same thing sometimes, when was it last aliegned?
recently.
i think it might be a little bit due to a worn rear tire, since these cars have a little camber in the rear it might be pitching. certainly not the majority of the issue though imo.
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