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Subject:Re: Vibration at 70 won't go away?
From:don spence
Date:Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:16:03 -0600

Rotate your tires to see  if it is a wheel/tire problem.  You may have
a belt separation.
On Thursday, June 3, 2004, at 09:36  AM, Automatic digest processor
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> Date:    Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:24:06 -0400
> From:    Kurt Camealy <camealy@CTSR.COM>
> Subject: Vibration at 70 won't go away?
>
> I have had a vibration at 70 that won't seem to go away with tire
> rebalancing.  What IS weird is every time I take the tires back to be
> rebalanced the vibration changes.  Last time it was bad at anything
> above 70.  This time it is bad at 65 to 70 but then gets better above?
> I have replaced my whole front suspension and bearings over the past 4
> months and don't know what else to check?  It is definitely in the
> front
> because it shakes the steering wheel first.  When I lift the front off
> the ground I have NO play in any suspension component or the tie rods.
> The only play is a tiny bit of wheel play at the bearing.  If I tighten
> the bearing nut enough to remove every drop of play in the wheel I
> can't
> move that washer with a screwdriver the Bentley talks about.
>