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Old 08-07-2007, 08:00 PM
BENZ TEK BENZ TEK is offline
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Originally Posted by spree17 View Post
Thanks for all the great replies. I meant I was turning the rotor with the wheel off. It grabbed about 25% of the rotation and spun freely on the rest. I also put the tire/wheel on and spun it. I could hear the breaks or something rubbing inside a bit when I would spin the wheel. This was with only that side jacked up on a jack stand. The brake fluid is fine. I have checked it several times. The brakes dont pulse or squeak or anything.
I have a spare that has a whole. I think this week I will have the spare patched and switch wheels. If that changes it than indeed the tire was out of balance. I just fear that its not a balance problem. I hope I'm wrong and you guys are right!
Try rotating the front wheel to the back and see if it goes away before spending any money. I find that most of the time the vibration is dealing with balance or a shifted belt in the tire. The times that I had problems after rotating the tires where almost always directed to something loose or worn on the suspension. Check the steering damper like Cary mentioned!!
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