road apple <sheldonrl@gmail.com> wrote in news:191020091635089718%
sheldonrl@gmail.com:

> I had posted this problem before but I did some further inspections.
> At low speeds say 20 mph or less the steering wheel sort of twiches
> back and forth perhaps an 1/8 of an inch. Most noticeable when turning
> or backing up. I have checked the tires and wheels for roundness ,
> bulges and being bent. I shook each wheel both back and forth and up
> and down. There was no looseness. I visually inspected all of the
> front suspension parts. I am at a loss as what next to check.
> Thoughts anyone???
>



At least one of your tires is out-of-true. Out-of-true means side-to-side
displacement. Out-of-round means up-and-down hop.

This does NOT mean the tire is necessarily bad, but most likely simply
means it's been ineptly mounted, which is so distressingly common.

Jack up the front end, or at least one wheel so that wheel is off the
ground and may be spun by hand. Now squat down at the front of the car,
looking towards the rear, immediately in front of the suspect tire. Have a
helper spin the tire as fast as he can, and keep it going. See the side-to-
side squirm? That's why your steering wheel does what it does.

It's easier to see this if you put the front end on stands or on a hoist,
then allow the engine to idle in gear. This eliminates any wobble induced
by your helper's efforts and keeps the speed constant, making out-of-true
more apparent.

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Tegger

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