Steering Oscillations

[Grant Lenahan]

But the message didn’t state the obvious if it popped a bead - a flat tire

???????

Grant
On Jan 23, 2015, at 10:00 PM, Mark Rosenkrantz <speedracer.mark at gmail.com> wrote:

> Probably under inflated and popped a bead.  Or bent rim flange, popped a bead.  Either was, the driving on it damaged the sidewall permanently and you absolutely need a new tire.
> 
> Mark Rosenkrantz
> Typos sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jan 23, 2015, at 9:10 PM, Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, all! Patient is a 2004 A6qA with about 139k. 3.0 gas V6. 
>> 
>> Good news! My car passed inspection and I have a sticker!
>> 
>> Bad news! On the way home, something in my front end started squeaking, there was a soft pop going around a curve, then my steering wheel started oscillating violently, so I limped home. There was a lovely popping and grinding as I took a right onto one road and again on to another, and when I got home, my right tire has massive cracks in the sidewall - though it still holds air. 
>> 
>> I have no idea what happened. It was a little ponderous around the road before that, especially around the corners. 
>> 
>> Any ideas without me jacking it up yet?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Vin
>> 
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