Crazy steering wobble/shake
Hello all, I have a 2002 Itasca Horizonn 39qd with a Freightliner XC chassis -- 3126e CAT. It's got 65K miles on it and has been recently serviced and well maintained... so just the other day...
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wolfe10 wrote:Jim@HiTek wrote:
Imbalance from left to right? Like if one side of your RV is overloaded and the other side light?
Did this happen with the holding tanks empty? Or full?
I've only had the death wobble twice, both times it was with nearly full holding tanks, grey, black and water. Both times, slowing to a stop caused it to go away. Both times the front end components checked out OK. Now I always dump before driving.
Jim,
Suspect all your tanks are in back. When full, they UNLOAD the front axle, making it much more sensitive to any "out of spec" conditions.
I agree with Wolfe10. When you accelerate, you are "unloading" the front axle. I would re-weigh the coach and move as much weight to the front as possible. That would be a very cheap fix if it works.
