Re: Demons in the wheel (part XVII: the cause?!?)

[Chris Newbold <cnewbold@eznet.net>]

Well, I took my '93 90CS to the local dealer last week to see if they could
exorcize the demonic shaking from the front end/steering wheel...

For those who don't recall, the front end/steering wheel shakes badly 
between 55-65 MPH, comes and goes based on ambient temps and how warmed-up
the car is. Doesn't always occur at the same speed, either.
New tires didn't fix it... Rebalancing didn't fix it...

Anyhow, they balanced all four wheels again ("Sometimes [the tires] take
a while to seat on the bead" @$&*!?) and checked out the whole front end.
The only thing they found was that the right ball joint was worn down
to the minimum specs. (At only 31k miles? ACK!)

The part is on order, and for now the problem remains, despite another
wheel-balancing attempt. Maybe the ball joint will clear this up, but
I have my doubts... Maybe the tires are defective... That might explain it,
as the pressure rises as the tires warm, etc...

-Chris (anxiously awating the passing of Halloween...)