# Old Ford Death Wobble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-ford-death-wobble/89050>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** f100, ford\
**Created:** [February 16, 2015, 10:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-ford-death-wobble/89050 "2015-02-16T10:27:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JlnG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jlng/32/2705_2.png) [@JlnG](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JlnG)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 10:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-ford-death-wobble/89050/1 "2015-02-16T10:27:21Z")

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Hi there,  
So I have 1976 f100. For the last few months I have been dealing with the famous death wobble of solid axle trucks. It seems to randomly appear at speeds over 45mph or after hitting a speed bump or cattle guard. I have tried several things like replace all the bushings in the front. Ive looked for any bars with play and fixed them right away. And I even replaced the ball joints thinking it would help. I actually let another mechanic help me and though we solved the problem, I was fine for about 3 days. Im running out of parts to check and its hard to drive it down the road. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-ford-death-wobble/89050/2 "2015-02-16T23:02:41Z")

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Have you had someone watch the front steering components while someone else saws the steering wheel back and forth? Worn steering box? Tie rods?