Front End Shake

[Danr55]

For almost a year I've been experiencing a front end shake at exactly 70 mph. I've talked with several of the folks on this web site trying to resolve this issue and everyone had good ideas, but not the right ones. I'd changed everything I could think of in the front end and in the back end to try to eliminate this condition. Nothing worked. After several months of irritation, I'd almost given up when I ran into a guy with an MGB who had experienced the same condition. He solved his by adjusting the tension on the tie rod ends where they hook up with the steering rack. If you read the Jag book, it says to adjust these fittings so that there is 7 lbs. of torque required to move the tie rods up and down. Well, information from the MGB guy as well as a couple of other trusted sources told me that that amount of torque can be insufficient. So I tightened them until the torque required to move the tie rod was about 16 pounds. Guess what? No more shake in the front end at 70 or any other speed up to 125. Just a tip that may help someone else chasing this same issue.

Nick, That's a hint you can ad to your endless list of "what to do if..." information. THanks for all your help with everything else. You are truly an endless source of information.