Re: Scalloped tires?!? and parts appetite...

[newbold@banshee.camb.inmet.com (Chris Newbold)]

> From smarinel@Flint.Mines.Colorado.edu Wed Mar  1 17:20:31 1995
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> To: newbold@banshee.camb.inmet.com (Chris Newbold)
> From: smarinel@Flint.Mines.Colorado.edu (Steve Marinello)
> Subject: Re: Scalloped tires?!? and parts appetite...
> 
>  At the 15K service they balanced and rotated the tires.  At this
> >> time we noticed a vibration and annoying noise.  The tires make a high
> >> pitched wakawakawaka sound at highway speeds (at least that is were it is
> >> noticed).  I also pay close attention to tire pressure and there are no
> >> syptoms of alignment or balance problems.  
> 
> Sounds like they blew the balance...
> 
> Also sounds like you've got a helluva symptom, too.
> 
> Are we forgetting that we learned back in our early days of car addiction
> that some cars are real senstitive to balance and that can cause scalloping
> of the tires...even when you don't usually feel much vibration...
> 
> JMHFreminiscence,
> 
> Steve

I'm forwarding this to the entire list, as I was the original poster on
this topic, but it was some one else--adams@churchill.columbiasc.ncr.com--
I believe, who posted the quoted section about a 15K service...

-Chris