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Tires rotated...shimmv at 40mph

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Old 01-31-2011, 05:37 PM
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Default Tires rotated...shimmv at 40mph
I just had my tires rotated for the first time. Its been about 5000 miles. Now I notice a shimmy in the steering wheel starting around 40 then goes away. Any ideas?
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Old 01-31-2011, 05:47 PM
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maybe the rim needs be balanced good luck
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maybe the rim needs to be balanced good luck
I agree. Just about every time I've rotated my tires, I needed to rebalance them. This is usually the case when the shimmy is speed-specific. I'd go have that done first and then see what happens.
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Everytime I rotate my tires I at least have the fronts balanced or I have the same problems you described. Balance for sure.
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Also make sure the lugs are properly torqued.
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I had that problem in the past its always been balance related.
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Could also just be the tire wear evening out. Might go away by itself.
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I rotated my tires last week and had the same thing at 40 mph . Took it to get the tires balanced and both tires had to have weight added. 1 was 3 ounces out and the other was 10 ounces. Drives great again
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I had the exact same thing last week, i will have mine rebalanced and see what happens.
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I had the same problem two weeks ago. Then after I got my tires balanced it went away. Hope this helps
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