RE: 164 update: do fries come w/that shake?

[dsedon@domain.elided]

hi all,

well, it looks like i should be wearing that shake the fries come with - i had the front tires rotated: inside of left tire is now the outside of right tire, & wice wersa...  in the process of balancing, it was plainly obvious that the right-front wheel is badly bent...  oh well, time to pay a wisit to my friends at ye old wheel shop in elkridge, md.  the wheel actually balanced quite nicely - hardly any shake now, but i tink i'll still get it straightened out, so to speak...  ;~)  

i'm still surprised that this turned out to be the cause, as the symptoms were unlike other outta-balance wheels i've experienced.  live & learn...

thanks for all the adwice, this list is great!  :>)

doug s.
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>hi all,
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>tanks to everyone for their comments regarding the front-end shake of my 164.  all i know is this - w/the clutch, trans input shaft bearing, & lower ball-joints recently replaced, i'd hoped all the front-end demons wooda been exorcised.  well, the demons are obviously still there, otherwise, i wooda never asked for help!  :>)
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>anyway, i was under the car yesterday w/my mechanic, a pry-bar & a wrench.  everyting seems tight - wheel-bearings, steering rack, motor-mounts, suspension bushings, shocks.  while i haven't yet checked the brake mc, i get no shaking under braking, & the rotors looked great when the pads were wery-recently replaced...  i am gonna try rotating the tires, & rebalancing the wheels; then i'm yust gonna drive it - dunno what else to do in the meantime...  mebbe whatever it is will get bad enuff to make itself obvious...
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>doug s.
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