>>The prob happens is evedent even at very very slow crawls.
>>
>>'ll let the wheel loose, and it will slightly wobbl

>Hmmm...sounds like a badly bent wheel or more likely a bad tire. Get rid of
>bad tires, as this problem may be the start of detreading leading to tire
>disintegration...it's happened to me.

Are you running Firestone tires?  That might explain everything!

Mick Kalber
89 Syncro Westy "Daddy-O"
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
62 Halaulani Place    Hilo, Hawaii  96720
ph. 808-935-5557    fax 808-935-0066
hotlava@interpac.net
www.volcanoscapes.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Andrew Grebneff
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 10:57 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Slight shudder in steering wheel

>The prob happens is evedent even at very very slow crawls.
>
>I'll let the wheel loose, and it will slightly wobbl

Hmmm...sounds like a badly bent wheel or more likely a bad tire. Get rid of
bad tires, as this problem may be the start of detreading leading to tire
disintegration...it's happened to me.

Jack the front end and spin the tires by hand. Viewing from in front, sight
along one sidewall, then the other, looking for bulges as the tire rotates.
Then, viewing from the side, sight across the tread surface for bulges
here. If in doubt, try replacing one front wheel with your spare. If it
still shakes, it's the other tire!

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
1984 Caravelle currently engineless
1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel