Car steering vibration under load 55-65

2002 SUBARU FORESTER
340,000 MILES • 2.5L • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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Slight right-left steering movement. vibration completely disappears when accelerator is released. with/without awd fuse. new front bearings, half shafts, ball joints,engine runs smooth, shifts smooth, new rotors/brakes, struts. nothing has fixed it. does it without the tires too. (brake rotors removed appears to be coming from the transmission itself while turning drive-line on rack. there is nearly 10-15 degrees of rotational play on each front tire while hand rotating.
May 24, 2020 at 6:30 PM
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A vibration while accelerating is normally a rotating component so I would agree it may be something in the transmission but I am curious about the 10-15 degrees of rotational play on the front tires that you found.

Can you get a video of how you are testing these wheels so we can see where this play is coming from?

Depending on this video that could be your issue. Maybe a tie rod end or ball joint causing the play which can cause this type of vibration.

Let us know and we can go from there. Thanks
May 25, 2020 at 7:19 AM