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From: dmmartindale@watrose.UUCP (Dave Martindale)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Tire rotation cured pull! Why?
Message-ID: <119@watrose.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 10-Dec-83 12:25:05 EST
Article-I.D.: watrose.119
Posted: Sat Dec 10 12:25:05 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 11-Dec-83 05:06:14 EST
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Your car developed a shimmy when the tires were rotated because one (or both)
of the tires which were rotated to the front was out of balance, or out of
round, or the rim was bent so it wobbled as it rolled.  Most likely, it
was just out of balance.  You wouldn't notice a slight imbalance when the
tire was on the rear, but you are much more sensitive to it in the front
tires because the rack-and-pinion steering will transfer any wobble produced
by it up to the steering wheel.  As for the source of the "pull", I don't
know.  Check the tires to make sure that they are close to being the
same.  Is one worn unevenly?