In a message dated 5/23/00 11:13:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
d_dibiase@yahoo.com writes:
<< Hi, I know there have been several threads over
front-end vibrations in the past few months, but I did
not see one that really discussed diagnosing the
problem. My 76 B Tourer has a really bad 'shake'
beginning at 55 mph - it goes at least to 60 mph,
which is as fast as I want to go with the front-end
shaking as it does.... So, my thoughts for fixing this
are as follows -
1) Have front tires balanced, test drive... If no
improvement, then....
2) Have front-end aligned, test drive... If no
improvement, what should be my next step? >>
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Don't forget to look for a bent rim. Hit a curb once and you can knock one
out of round causing a bad shimmy (shimmy koko bop! OOPS, sorry, couldn't
resist.)
Check the rims for runout first. It is cheaper to check that before getting
the wheels balanced or aligned, and you'll have to have them balanced if you
replace a rim.
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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