> 1mm is way too much. On a Lotus any more than ,010" will cause a
vibration.
good to know... it seemed so little i wasnt sure that was it.
rotating wont help... the rim is perfectly round except for one spot. i
havent run into any big holes lately so i doubt i could have done it. since
it started right after the tire mount, and ive seen what those guys do to
the rim to mount the tire i am suspecting that.
BTW its a three piece rim. maybe i can just get a new outer part.
-james c
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Spencer" <bspencer@tsoft.com>
To: "james creasy" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>; "John F. Kelly Jr."
<76067.1750@compuserve.com>; "Peter Mottaz" <mph_16@hotmail.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: could tire shop have bent my wheel?
> James,
>
> 1mm is way too much. On a Lotus any more than ,010" will cause a
vibration.
> Have you tired another rim on the same hub. Or, you could try rotating the
> rim on the lug nuts.
>
> Barry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james creasy" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>
> To: "John F. Kelly Jr." <76067.1750@compuserve.com>; "Peter Mottaz"
> <mph_16@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:54 PM
> Subject: Re: could tire shop have bent my wheel?
>
>
> > > it appears that there is a flat spot on just
> > >one spot on the rim (the tire surface reflects this also).
> >
> > what i meant here was i checked the radial runout of the outer rim of
the
> > wheel, as well as the tire surface. it was perfectly round, except for
> one
> > spot. the tire reflect the dip in the wheel. not much, less than 1 mm.
> >
> > after the event sunday i will put on my other rims and see if the
> vibration
> > goes away.
> >
> > -james
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John F. Kelly Jr." <76067.1750@compuserve.com>
> > To: <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>; "Peter Mottaz" <mph_16@hotmail.com>
> > Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: could tire shop have bent my wheel?
> >
> >
> > > There also an old-line company called Oakland Rim and Wheel located
next
> > > door to Broadway Ford just off 24th St. as I recall.
> > > I'm sure they can straighten steel rims.
> > >
> > > The question is: Is it the Wheel or perhaps the tire that's out of
> > > alignment?
> > >
> > > --John Kelly
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