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What's causing the shimmy?
My 85 300SD has a little shimmy, kind of a waddle which is percepible at very low under 8 MPH speed. When I pick up speed, it's is not detecable. Is it the tires? How do I go about checking this out without taking it to my indy?
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85 300CD Signal Red/Tan sold 83 300D Manganese Brown 109K 97 E420 Midnight Blue 197K sold 98 BMW 328i Vert White 100K, sold 95 BMW 525i White 125K, sold 93 BMW 525iT Red 193K, sold 95 E320 Green Wagon 125K, sold 94 E320 White 127K, sold 85 300SD 156K Grey (Annie), sold 84 300D Lapis Blue 170K (Judy), sold 99 ML 320 Black (lease), 1998 C230 White (lease) 00 Honda S2000 Red (lease) 86 Mercedes 300E (sold) 84 Porsche 911 Red (sold), 1965 Porsche 911 White (sold) |
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edge,
Probably one of the belts has slipped in one of your tires. If you jack up one wheel at a time and spin the wheel you should be able to see an area on the tire that is raised. You can leave it go but eventually the tire will get worse and start to vibrate at higher speeds. I had a Michelin that did the same thing not long ago. The only fix is to replace the tire. Some tire companies will give you an adjustment so give it a try. I would suggest you go to a tire dealer that sells the brand of your defecive tire and get a price on a new tire. Then get out the defective one and see exactly how much adjustment you are getting. If they will not adjust the tire, tell them to pound sand and buy another brand with a better warranty somewhere else. P E H |
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Low speed wobbles like that are either tires or a real bad wheel bearing.
Just raise the car and spin the wheels by hand. You should be able to see if the tire has an out of round area. Or push/pull on the top of the tire to check for a bad/ loose bearing. |
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Thanks guys. The tires were bald anyways and my new Firestone Affinity LS30 205/70-14 solved the shimy . Now it rides great.
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85 300CD Signal Red/Tan sold 83 300D Manganese Brown 109K 97 E420 Midnight Blue 197K sold 98 BMW 328i Vert White 100K, sold 95 BMW 525i White 125K, sold 93 BMW 525iT Red 193K, sold 95 E320 Green Wagon 125K, sold 94 E320 White 127K, sold 85 300SD 156K Grey (Annie), sold 84 300D Lapis Blue 170K (Judy), sold 99 ML 320 Black (lease), 1998 C230 White (lease) 00 Honda S2000 Red (lease) 86 Mercedes 300E (sold) 84 Porsche 911 Red (sold), 1965 Porsche 911 White (sold) |
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