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Subject:steering feedback
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:07:07 -0700

Anyone,

'85 Westy with 395K miles.

This has been a persistent problem for quite some time - first noticed
it on a trip to Pacific NW two years ago.  I'm getting feedback through
the steering (feels like a front tire out of balance) at speeds over 65
or so; most noticeable on really smooth, newly paved roads.

I had the tires balanced (3 times on that NW trip), rotated the tires
(Yoko 356), replaced the tires (went from C to D range - balanced and
rebalanced when mounted), had the front end checked (replaced one ball
joint and did an alignment - they said the rest of the front end
components looked OK).  The front end shop told me there was no camber
adjustment on the van, but I found in Bentley that there actually is.

Any ideas?  I've got a set of wheels with Pathfinders on them that I'm
going to mount on the van tomorrow, just to see if there's any
difference, though I'm not expecting a big change.

TIA,

Karl Wolz