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Re: front wheel shimmy - MG TD

To: bkrueger@ici.net
Subject: Re: front wheel shimmy - MG TD
From: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:03:43 -0400
Bud,
  Thanks for the inner tube idea. I will forward it to him this morning. 

  That's a new one for me--how did you ever determine that it was tubes
causing the problem?
Bob


On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 17:24:40 -0400 Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net> writes:
> Bob,
> 
>      I had a similar situation when I first put my TD on the road.  
> In my case
> it was cured by replacing the inner tubes.
> 
> Bob Howard wrote:
> 
> >   One of our club members needs help. He's not a subscriber to the 
> lists,
> > so I'm passing on a description of his problems.
> >    Over the winter, he rebuilt the swivel pins and front 
> suspension of
> > his TD. He also bought new radial tires.
> >    Come spring, he found a severe shimmy at 50 mph--steering wheel
> > shakes, scuttle and windshield shake.
> >   He had the wheels re-balanced again, by two different shops.
> >   He sent the wheels out to be checked by a wheel shop.  $130 
> later, the
> > shop said wheels were within spec.  He says that they have 3/16 
> inch
> > runout, but that the shop says that's acceptible.  (Runout on my 
> TD
> > wheels is <3/32)
> >   He bought new radial tires.
> >   Front end has been aligned twice.  TD front ends are similar to 
> MGB, in
> > that there is no adjustment for caster or camber, only toe-in.  
> Toe in is
> > now 1/16.
> >   Wheels still shimmy violently.
> >   What should he be looking for?
> >
> > Bob
> 
> --
> Bud Krueger
> http://home.ici.net/~bkrueger/
> 52TD
> 77MGB
> 
> 

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