Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 17:35:21 -0700 From: MDT =?iso-8859-1?Q?Tech=AE?= <ssauer4Onopsamchboard.net> Subject: Re: Can Misalignment Cause Shimmy?
Ike Israel wrote: > > For what it is worth... > > I have found that most floor mount tire balancers are out of > calibration. The way to test for this is to rotate the tire a third of the > way on the shaft after it is balanced, if it spins at full speed without > vibration, great, if not... it was not balanced. > > "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnopsamrtrails.com> wrote in message > news:3B87C77D.331F66FAnopsamrtrails.com... > > Harry Davis wrote: > > > > > > I agree. The last set of tires for my 9000 were purchased from and > balanced > > > by the tire shop. The balance them 3 or 4 times and they still > vibrated. > > > At the next service I had the dealer rebalance all four. No problem > since > > > and that was 30k miles ago. Recently we had a flat on my wife's 9-3. A > > > different tire shop repaired and balanced the wheel. Significant > vibration. > > > Took it to the dealer and no vibration. Drove it to the Saab Owners > > > Convention in Vero Beach FL so it got a good test. I believe the dealer > has > > > Hunter equipment. > > > > > Somebody posted a while back that Honda wheels need to be balanced while > > held by the hole in the center, not by the lug holes. It would be a > > subtle but important difference. > > > > Mike -- Huh? If it wasnt mounted to the floor, it would walk away, and the other part of your resaponse, HUH? MDT TechÆ *** What it takes to be a modern day liberal democrat! *** You believe that the AIDS virus is spread by lack of funding; the school teacher who cant teach fourth graders how to read is qualified to teach your kids about sex; trial lawyers are selfless heroes and doctors are overpaid; you believe guns in the hands of law abiding Americans are more of a threat than nuclear weapons in the hands of the Red Chinese; global temperatures are less affected by cyclical documented changes in the sun and more affected by SUV's; you believe business creates oppression and governments create prosperity; the military, not corrupt politicians start wars; there was no art before federal funding; the NRA is bad because it stands up for certain parts of the constitution, while the ACLU is good because it stands up for certain parts of the constitution; you believe Tubman, Chavez and Steinem are more important to American history than Jefferson, Washington and Edison; you believe conservatives are racist, yet think minorities couldn't make it without your help; you believe socialism hasn't worked yet because the right people haven't been in charge yet; self esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it; and finally, you are against capital punishment, but for abortion on demand, in short, you support protecting the guilty, while killing the innocent!