Thanks Karl.

OK, that's what I'll do.

Get 'em spun! and then checked, then replaced already!

Marshall Ruskin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl M." <thewestyman@mindspring.com>
To: "Marshall" <mjruskin@home.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 09:11 PM
Subject: Re: Bad Shimmy in the Steering Whell, front End "Jiggles"

> Pull the wheels, have them spun on a balancer, with specific instructions
to
> look for bulges or wobbles. I've seen quite a few of the Contis with belt
> seperation, causing the wobbles. Eventually you'll see the spot if you
> continue to use them, because that area will quickly begin to wear through
> the tread!  :-0
>
> Karl Mullendore
> Westy Ventures
> 1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marshall <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:42 PM
> Subject: Bad Shimmy in the Steering Whell, front End "Jiggles"
>
>
> > Hi Volks:
> >
> > I have this shimmy in the wheel, when I am driving - and no, it doesn't
> get
> > worse when I apply the brakes.
> >
> > It jiggles the front end, and my dog hates it. We can't have that!
> >
> > I suspect that it is caused by a slip of a tire belt, ..a tire
separation.
> > (Continental Contacts)
> >
> > I'm perfectly willing to replace the tires if that's what is causing it,
> > (tread sep)  but there's a fair amount left on them, so it'd be a waste
if
> > that wasn't the problem. I know what to look for, but I just can't see a
> > bulge or
> > out-of-roundness. (Doesn't mean it's not there, though)
> >
> > How can I tell if it's my ball joints, tie rod ends, sway bar clamps or
> just
> > my tires - or something else?
> >
> > Thanks guys!
> >
> > Marshall Ruskin
> > 84 Westy
> > Hailing from the Sunshine Province of Manitoba
>