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weird front end shake
I am getting a weird shake from the front left from 50-55 mph but higher than that it disappears. I rebuilt the front end two years ago, except the guide rod bushings since I didnt have a spring compressor on hand. I am currently running some 8 hole wheels which require spacers up front. They are bolted on correctly and torqued down as per factory specs.
I am going to go out and remove the wheel and see whats up, I had this issue after getting the wheels on and I had to dremel the spacer a little more to make it fit. I also have new lug bolts Last edited by TheDon; 06-15-2008 at 04:20 PM. |
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Your new wheels are significantly heavier than your old ones I bet. The extra unsprung weight will acerbate any problem that preexisted.
Of course you could be having a simple spacer or bent wheel problem which can be checked by swapping the wheel someplace else (on the car). Tom W
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Well, the wheels up front can't be swapped to the rear since the offset is different.
I wonder if the shocks could be bad, I have no idea how old they are. |
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You throw a wheel weight?
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that might be possible since, it doesnt have one on it.
I just went out to go play mechanic and its raining.. stupid fl rain. |
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Can you see where the wheel weight was?
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my mistake, the passenger side front wheel doesn't have a weight and I cannot tell where one was on that wheel.. weird.
But the left side does in fact have an ugly weight on it. |
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Check on the inside of the rim for a wieght, or maybe evidence of a old wieght.
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nope, no stick on weights or evidence of
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I know, I know....
Don.
The weird shake you are feeling is either being caused because you don't have gold plated metric screws holding your license plate on OR because you haven't installed a working window regulator in your driver side front window.
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Brass machine screws... ..I found them in my tool box.
I'm going to install it tuesday, this weekend was packed full of junkyarding.. Plus I discoverd a drivers side window regulator among Eagleco's pile of W123 parts for sale... damn it. |
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run out? These are Mercedes wheels, They came off of an early C-Class
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Try spinning them and check the wheel/tire with a dial indicator. Also, swap fronts to rear. The rear is much less finicky to runout. You might also have a belt problem with the tire. Jim
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I can't swap front to rear......
I don't have a dial indicator. I've also had to do a panic stop once with them, could that have shifted the belts? |
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