I believe your tires are out of balance, or worn down like the
previous post was saying, it could also be your cv shaft i have two 88
accords and the one actually busted the inner part of the cv shaft
that goes into the tranny causing the same issue vibrating. If it
pulls hard to left in first gear, that also sounds like you might have
an alignment problem with your front end. If you let go of the
steering will on the highway and it likes to pull hard in any
direction then I would say you also need a front end alignment. Hard
to really say what it exactly is untill you get it in a garage and
really see what your lookin at.
Die hard cars thats all I'll say


KC

88 2dr Accord EXi 348K issueshad to replace the tranny)
88 2dr Accord Exi 395k no issues: (regular maintenance)



"psychicmechanic" <psychicmechanic(nospam)@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<u5qdnYlbKM1cGnOiRVn-iQ@comcast.com>...
> You most likely have one bad tire. You can sometimes spot the irregularity
> by running your hand over the tire tread. Rotate front tires to rear to
> prove it to yourself. When in the rear, you will feel the tire with the
> broken belt "wiggle" the rear of the car..Its just not as noticable in the
> rear. A tire with a broken belt is not safe at any but slow speeds.
>
> "Qualitease" <qualitease@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20031228010453.14167.00001948@mb-m28.aol.com...
> > I have an 88 Accord, 195K on it, got it with 170K 2 years ago. It has
> always
> > had a steering wheel shake up around 75mph but recently it has become
> > noticeable at all speeds. The speed of the shimmy is directly related to
> the
> > speed I am traveling. When I am rolling in 1st gear, the wheel jerks left
> like
> > a second hand 'ticking' counterclockwise. If I don't touch the wheel, the
> > pulsating jerk eventually rotates all the way to the left. At higher
> speeds
> > the jerk isn't as harsh, it becomes more of a shimmy and up around 55+ it
> > shakes the entire car.
> > I am sure I could use new tires so I will probably do this regardless, but
> what
> > should I ask of the mechanic once I get my new tires put on?
> > I am fairly new to self-diagnosis so I have searched the web and found a
> few
> > different general answers to this common problem, but if anyone has
> > honda-specific advice, please let me know. Thanks,
> > Alan