Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 08:42:53 -0700 From: Michael Pardee <michaeltnopsamrtrails.com> Subject: Re: Can Misalignment Cause Shimmy?
Harry Davis wrote: > > I agree. The last set of tires for my 9000 were purchased from and balanced > by the tire shop. The balance them 3 or 4 times and they still vibrated. > At the next service I had the dealer rebalance all four. No problem since > and that was 30k miles ago. Recently we had a flat on my wife's 9-3. A > different tire shop repaired and balanced the wheel. Significant vibration. > Took it to the dealer and no vibration. Drove it to the Saab Owners > Convention in Vero Beach FL so it got a good test. I believe the dealer has > Hunter equipment. > Somebody posted a while back that Honda wheels need to be balanced while held by the hole in the center, not by the lug holes. It would be a subtle but important difference. Mike