Hi -
I have only had this oscillation phenomenon once while towing my S-10
pickup with a tow bar. It happened when I took too sharp a turn and
hit a little hole in the road - it was pretty weird and a bit
unsettling thinking about my E-truck's steering... I think this
problem only occurs when taking too sharp a turn, and thus sharp turns
are simply best avoided.
-Seth
On Wednesday, September 4, 2002, at 07:20 AM, Brendan Kirby wrote:
> I have a similar problem when towing my Ford Courier. I do not tow it
> often or far and the problem happens infrequently even when towing. It
> has never happened at speed but I am concerned that it might. My
> solution has been to ride in the Courier with a hand ready to dampen
> steering oscillations when towing. This has the further advantage of
> letting me help the toeing vehicle break when going down hill. I have
> looked for a steering damper to add but can not find one for the 1980
> Courier.
>
> Any experts that know why this happens and how to stop it?
>
> Brendan Kirby
>
> At 11:30 PM 9/3/02 -0700, you wrote:
>> fyi ya'all
>>
>> ... or
>> if I tow my EV with my motor home, and turn sharply out
>> a steep gas station driveway, I get a werid oscillation
>> (like the front tires are switching back and forth)
>> tugging at my RV until I can pull over to check it out...
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