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Subject:Re: Wheel Out of Round
From:Rob
Date:Sat, 24 Jan 2004 08:26:32 -0800

At  1/24/2004 05:55 AM, David Boan wrote:
>I have had problems with vibration in my '85 Westy for over a year,and
>finally have an idea of what is wrong, but no idea why or how to fix it.
>
>  We then found that the wheels
>were fine - balanced and round -on the machine, but when they were put back
>on the car they were immediately out of round.  Wheel guy showed me they
>were round off the car, and then put them on, held a gauge to the rim, and
>they were slightly oblong. The original steel rims and the new alloy rims
>did the same thing.  Wheel guy showed what was happening, but he had no
>idea why that would happen.

All four of them? Did you check the spare?

Rob

rob_b9@lycos.com
Now in western Washington, USA