Had a very similar symptom on a Cadillac, turned out (no pun intended) that
one of the rotors had warped. Vibration set in at 62 mph every time. I have
no clue why it didn't do it at lower speeds, but there ya go.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 3:07 PM
Subject: steering feedback

> 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