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
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