In the last few months I have developed a shimmy that starts at fifty MPH
and gets worse as the speed increases. Several good mechanics have looked at
it. One said the front end was out of line. One said the front tires were
out of balance. I checked both front tires on my bubble balancer and they
were both right on.
Today I had a flat on the left rear. I put on the spare and the shimmy is
GONE!! I inspected the tire and found it scalloped but only for twelve
inches in one section near the edge of the tread.
Weird! What would cause a rear tire to scallop like that and would that
effect the entire car and cause the shimmy? Tomorrow I am going to put the
flat rim on the car, jack up the rear end and see if the rim might be out of
round or not running true. Cheers, JL
James Lea
PO Box 25
Rockport Maine 04856
1-207-236-3632
1951 Triumph Renown
1952 MG TD
1952 Triumph Mayflower
1958 Rover P4
1962 Austin Healey BT7
1980 Commuta-car Electric
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