[Vwdiesel] [Audi-VW-Diesels] Shimmy shimmy shake

[Dave Cook]

He took it in for new front tires and alignment, as they were down to 
the wear indicators. 

He said the rear tires were cupped pretty 
bad, and they said they couldn't even align the rear until they were 
replaced.  They only had two new tires so the rears were put on order.  
He said he could visibly see and could feel the waves in the rear tires 
from the cupping.

Hopefully the Jetta will ride much better with 
new shoes.

Dave Cook

--- On Wed, 8/10/11, David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us> wrote:

From: David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us>
Subject: Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Shimmy shimmy shake
To: Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 1:28 AM







 



  


    
      
      
      On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> So, you think it could just be an alignment issue?  Car seems to drive straight down the road.  Or wheel balancing?  Though I think the shimmy stays once you get fast enough to notice it.  I thought shimmies usually only manifested themselves in a certain speed range when it was a tire balancing issue.



I find an unbalanced tire will often only get worse with speed.  I'd

get the tire balance checked; it's the cheapest possible solution so

it makes sense to try it first.  A tire with a slipped belt is also a

possibility.  You could try swapping the tires front-to-back and

seeing if the shimmy goes away.



    
     

    
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