Wheel out of balance? nope ... ('85 4ksq)

[Brady Moffatt]

Sounds like a potential tie rod problem. I drove a friend's Ford Escort that
had the exact same symptoms, and that's what it turned out to be.

Since you admit your suspension is shot, there could be other issues,
though.

Good luck,
Brady Moffatt
86 4ksq 279,000km

----- Original Message -----
Subject: Wheel out of balance? nope ... ('85 4ksq)


> I recently rotated the tires on the beater, and about a week later started
> noticing a shimmy in the steering wheel at speed.  I figured that one of
> the wheels that had been on back was out of balance, and now that it's on
> front, it's just become more noticeable.
>
> Well, I finally got it in to have the wheels balanced, and am told that
> none of the 4 wheels is out of balance.  Hmmm ...
>
> It has the symptom of an out-of-balance wheel, however it tends to occur
> at 45+mph, not just in a very specific range of speeds as I've encountered
> in the past with balancing problems.  Also, it becomes much more
> pronounced when taking right-hand curves on the highway, or if the road
> has a particularly high crown and the car is leaning left.  If I had to
> guess, I'd say it's coming from the front left wheel.
>
> Does this point to something other than wheel balance?  I should point out
> that the suspension on the beater is *completely* shot (an upcoming
> project to be sure), if that raises flags in anyone's mind. :-)
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -Bob Hodgeman
>  '85 4ksq
>
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