97 ford taurus shimmies at 60

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Dec 30, 2011 - Drives: 2002 Ford Taurus SES 3.0L V6 Automatic. Posts: 2 ... I tried your advice about 10 minutes ago and drove on 1, backed out of my driveway on to the main road. Once it .... Goes to 3000 4000 rpm's and only 40 mph. Shake at 60 mph and up
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94 taurus will not go faster than 15 mph - CarGurus

check your front half shafts

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iginition time is set too late, ********, readjust.2) spark plugs are fouled or incorrect gapped. 3) distributors contct poits are dirty or pitted.
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bad tire, gad wheel bearings , loose steering tie rod ball joints , wheel alignment
take it to a front end specialist for a full inspection

Your brake rotors may be out of round.

bad rotors, replace brake pads and rotors as a set

Alignment has alot to do with the tires not shimmying.. Like zero toe setting. Loose componants like tie rod ends and the idler ar worn. You can ck for excess front end play by holding the front and back of the wheel and pushing and pulling on it, like rocking it. OR have someone rock the steering while you watch where the play is from underneath. By rocking I mean turn the steering wheel back and forth. Look at all th joints and pivot points for excess play, which is, movement not immediate to the rest of the steering system. Tire balance is very important. Wheel hop is a sign of a bad tire and it overtaxes the shock absorber. Shocks don't cause shimmy because they are a vertical movement controlA shimmy is lateral or side to side.Wheel balance weights must be spit. If a 2 oz. weight is needed to balance the tire, Oe once should be on the inside of the wheel and one ounce on the outside directly across from each outher.. Loose wheel brgs will cause shimmy, but they would not last long. Caster setting on the wheel alignment will also cause shimmy. Like on a shopping car. too much caster causes the wheel to start fluttering and is very hard on other componants. This may be why you have worn tie rod ends and a bad pitman arm. Worn control arm bushings and ball joints directly affect titre wear and can only be feltwhen the front end hits a dip and detected by side wear on the tire edges. Summary: replace the tie rod end and have the car aligned. Good Luck, -Ned_ sorry about the book

ball joint
control arm
shocks
brake rotor
and all your suspension parts have them check by your mechanic

There are a lot of things that can cause it to shimmey, and there is not enought room here to explane it all. My advise to you is to take it to a frontend alinement shop and have it chk. out, could be serious.

did you ever let somebody check the wheel allignment, it may be the camber shaft.