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RE: Front End Shimmey

To: Steve Krane <skrane@msn.com>, "'G.J.'" <johnsong@is2.dal.ca>
Subject: RE: Front End Shimmey
From: Ken Katsirebas <kkat@mdc.net>
Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 20:43:08 -0400
Had the same problem.  Traced it to my driver's (left side) rear wire wheel 
being out of round.
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From:   G.J.[SMTP:johnsong@is2.dal.ca]
Sent:   Monday, May 05, 1997 7:10 PM
To:     Steve Krane
Cc:     mgs@autox.team.net
Subject:        Re: Front End Shimmey

On Mon, 5 May 1997, Steve Krane wrote:

> Folks:
> Any ideas as to cause of shimmey in front end (not wheels, they are perfectly 
> balanced)?  At about 55 and up, the front end, not the steering wheel, starts 
> to shake.  At times it is hardly noticeable, at times you can't miss it.

I've had this problem for quite a while now, exactly as you describe.
Unfortunately, I have yet to remedy the problem! 

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