In article <Xns9CA9D11FD1090tegger@208.90.168.18>, Tegger
<invalid@invalid.inv> wrote:

> 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

Sounds like this is problem for the tire outfit who sold me and
mounted the tires. Thanks , i'll go for it.



> more apparent.