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
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Bud Krueger
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52TD
77MGB
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