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93 Grand Caravan shakes

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Hello Everyone,

My 1993 Grand Caravan shakes the whole front end during take off when I get to around 40mph until I get to around 50mph..Doesn't do it coasting just under a load..It shakes the steering wheel as well..
It did this when I first bought it about 4 years ago at 169000 miles and it sort of faded away..I replaced the tires last fall and they said I needed new inner tie rods so they could do allinement..So I had it all replaced with new allinement and then the shakes came back..I am thinking maybe the loose tie rods caused it to fade away and now that the front end is tight it brought the shake back?
Anyway my neighbor is a transmission mechanic and I had a trans leak so he had to remove the trans to replace a O ring..While it was on the lift he pryed on all sorts of things trying to find what might be causing the shake and the only thing he found was that my sway bar is broke in half right under where the bushing mount is..Could that cause the shake?? In my mind I don't think it would..I just wonder if there is some sort of balance bearing or something on one of the axle shafts..Feels to me like its mostly coming from the right/passenger side..

1993 Grand Caravan
3.3L 4 speed auto..

Any Thoughts??
 
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Well, since it's speed related rather than road condition related, and, since it repeats at the same speed range, it has to be something that's turning. Which would lead me to think that you have a bad CV joint or bad wheel bearing. I've also seen a bent wheel act this way. But, a bent wheel would also show up at very low speeds, like less than 5mph. Try letting go of the wheel in a parking lot at about 5-8mph. If the wheel wobbles without your foot on the gas, that would tend to eliminate the CV joint and point more to a bad bearing or wheel.
 
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Thanks for your insite.. I have somewhat ruled out the bent wheel as I have switch wheels around front to back ect. and I still get the same shake..I always thought a bad CV joint was noisey with clicking sounds ect when turning sharp turns, say like in a parking lot turning sharp and sort of giving it a little throddle? I have done that in both directions with no noise..

A friend told me that some cars have a big rubber ball like deal on the axle shafts that is supposed to be like a balancer of some sort..He sort of thinks that might be the problem if my van has this balancer thing?

Any other Ideas..Any other ways to test it before buying new CV joints ect? Hate to spend money just guessing and 2 shops I have taken it to have no idea other than maybe try a half shaft..Suppose I could try it but hate to buy the stuff if its not going to fix it..
 
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