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wobble wobble

Old Aug 6, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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wobble wobble

So what's goin on here? My steering wheel kinda wobbles around all the sudden at low speeds, If I let go of it it turns left-right, left-right, left-right and the car kinda bounces a bit too. Power steering has been removed, my front tires really need to be replaced, but they haven't been giving me any trouble until today; alignment is fine, I mean I haven't hit any potholes lately, or been ran into.... The only thing that I can imagine is that I towed the thing back from kileen, texas on a u-haul trailer. The trailer was the kind that you fasten straps around your front tires, could that have thrown something outta whack?
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Sounds like the road is just pulling you along.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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wheels not balnced?
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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I thought it was just the road too at first, but it kept happening and it has never done this before. Wheels are balanced, Tire shop did that for me.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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Are you applying brake pressure when you feel the wobble? Maybe a front rotor is warped or a caliper is starting to stick.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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no, just letting it cruise, it just starts wobbling
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Bad tire. Feel your front tires, you will probably feel a high spot on one of the tires, caused by a broken belt in the tire.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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^ Or just out of balance tire.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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Yup, that was it... high spot on the drivers side. damn, tires are expensive! Guess I'll just by some spacers and finally put on the FD wheels I've got sitting around!
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