Also worth mentioning,  check the upper ball joints. I rode in a buddy's
vanagon and the back end shook like heck. He said it was the ball joints,
though I didn't check it out for myself.

Bradley Flubacher
State College, PA
'82 VW diesel westy
'84 GL wasserboxer

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Alan Bosch
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Shake, Rattle, and Roll...

Discounting improper tire balancing, what would cause a Bus to vibrate and
shimmy at highway speeds?  Suspecting tire balance, I dropped the van of at
the place that mounted my new Agilis 61's and they rebalanced them, making
a point of telling me that they were okay when they put them on the
machine.  I notice at highway speeds - over 50mph - a vibration through the
body of the bus yet the steering wheel remains somewhat placid.  No pulling
to the left or right.

Any clues...?

Alan Bosch
& Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)