Shimmy and other stuff (archive)

Got a question for ya: My steering wheel shakes when I tap on the brake pedal. The harder I tap on it the more it shakes. I experience minimal shimmy otherwise. Also I experience the same steering wheel maneuver when I run into a bump (that's when i am not paying enough attention to road details!). In short, car's not tight. It's more scary when I have to come to an abrupt stop.

I replaced both front rotors 3 months ago plus both control arms. Anyone know what's causing the above?

Another question is how do I know when to replace my
timing belt?

Thanks your help.

81 320i

Follow Ups:

Re: Shimmy and other stuff JayUK 21:49 1/13/2001 (0)
Re: Shimmy and other stuff John Gilson 01:48 1/13/2001 (0)
Re: Shimmy and other stuff Glenn 01:08 1/13/2001 (0)

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