Wheel shake after 55mph ...SOLVED!!!!

[TylerDurden]

I would check the rear shocks. Really.  Particularly the side where the brakes were done.

I've had shake that I initially thought must be in the front, because I could feel it in the steering wheel, but it was bad shocks in the back.

[srgtlord]

Turns out it was a combination of camber, toe in and improperly balanced tires..... WHICH WAS ALL DONE AT SEARS NOT TO LONG AGO    So they rebalanced the tires and realigned my car for free but ripped both steering boots..... but the wobble is completely gone AND NOW MY CAR TURNS 3 ROTATIONS TO THE RIGHT ON ONLY 1 and 3/4 TO THE LEFT  at least I can cruise at 70 all day without  getting early onset of arthritis. Im bringing it back to them tomorrow to have them at least get the darn thing to turn left and right the same amount of rotations.....

[srgtlord]

On a related note, does anyone know of a decent alignment kit I could buy? Part of this headache could have been prevented by doing my own alignement......

[srgtlord]

Well they finally corrected the issue for free and gave me $50 to replace the ripped steering boots. Now the car Finally drives (and steers) the way an MK2 is suppose to

[libbydiesel]

Here is an AWESOME thread on DIY alignment:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=396113