Front-end vibration?

[ats at longcoeur.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

I though it could have been a tire, so I changed all 4 tiores and got them
balance with the road-test machine..

The problem remains.


ATS - Patrick Bureau - Canuck in Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: stetson [mailto:tim@unrealexpectations.ath.cx] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:06 PM
To: ATS - Patrick Bureau
Cc: 'Jim Jarrett'; scirocco list
Subject: RE: Front-end vibration?

On Tue, 18 May 2004, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:

> I have that same issue..
>
> So far I have replaced the shocks and springs, poly a-arm bushings
>
> I believe my problem (and perhaps yours as well) is the inner tie rod that
> is "loose" check that (lift car on one side, pinch the boot at the join of
> the bar and the bulb(nearest rack) and wiggle the wheel to see if you can
> feel the rod (eh dude! he said rod, hehe hehe hehehe) moving, its supposed
> to be tight.
<snip>

My vote is for balance/weights.

I had my tires changed and balanced when I started to recondition the Roc
and noticed that the shop had put the weightts on the outside of the rim.

Being that I was primping a bit, after I noticed I took it back to the
shop to ask if they could put the weights on the inside of the rim and for
a nominal charge they did (although I was trying to get it done for free).

While the weights were on the outside the Roc was solid as stone. When I
had them redone I noticed an out of balance thing going on after 70 mph
to just shy of 80.

I didn't dare take it back after I gave them a hard time about putting
the weights on the outside of the rim, so I have been living w/ it (and
it's been VERY hard) until I have my pimp'ed  wheels mounted w/ new rubber
(probably the day before I leave for Cincy).

Just my experience.

Tim


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