Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:54:48 -0600 From: "C Sats" <CSantelmannopsamgraNOSPAMonline.com> Subject: Re: speed specific "shimmy"
My van does this (my Saab does not)... After having taken it into the shop and having the front end drive components checked out - it turned out it was the tires. Replaced those and the shimmy went away. Craig "nobody" <nospamthanksnopsamy.com> wrote in message news:1pYub.37980$hB5.14374nopsamny02.gnilink.net... > hello, > I have a 1995 900SE V6 with 130000mi... recently i have noticed a speed > specific shimmy which begins at around 65 mph and gets pretty bad by 75 or > so... it has become violent enough that the passenger side belt buckle > thrashes around to some unknown resonant frequency at this speed. It > becomes most violent during heavy breaking, especially coming down a > particular hill. any clues? my mechanic and I are at our wit's end... he > wants to just start replacing things, and I am more of the bubble gum and > duct tape school fix-it school. thanks, -trip > >