swc@cbscc.UUCP (Scott W. Collins) (07/06/84)
A general question about tires.... If a wheel has been balanced and it still shimmies at most speeds (and wobbles slightly up and down at a crawl and seems out-of-round when spun up on a jack), does this mean that the tire is out-of-round? Let us assume that the wheel bearing and shaft is ok. I was under the impression that a wheel balancing would solve the woes of an out of round tire. Could a belt possibly have snapped? (Rayon/nylon belted radials, Uniroyal). I tire of this problem (pun definitely intended). Scott W. Collins ihnp4!cbscc!swc
seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert) (07/07/84)
> If a wheel has been balanced and it still shimmies at most speeds (and > wobbles slightly up and down at a crawl and seems out-of-round when spun > up on a jack), does this mean that the tire is out-of-round? Let us > assume that the wheel bearing and shaft is ok. > > I was under the impression that a wheel balancing would solve the woes > of an out of round tire. Could a belt possibly have snapped? (Rayon/nylon > belted radials, Uniroyal). You can balance a square tire, but you won't get a smooth ride from it. Balancing does not correct out-of-round, it corrects uneven weight distribution. To get a tire round, the high spots can be shaved off. Obviously there is a limit to how much you can shave off. -- _____ /_____\ {the cute closing-line generator has /_______\ the day off, sorry.} |___| Snoopy ____|___|_____ ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert