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*Help* Shimmy at 70 mph, then goes away.

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Old 04-06-2004, 05:18 PM
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Default *Help* Shimmy at 70 mph, then goes away.

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/24630/picture_003.jpg"></center><p>It's smooth up to 70 though.. wierd.

Feels like something is not balanced out back.

I've heard of wheel bearings going on these cars.. could it be that?

There is an egg developing in my rear driver side tire, which probably isn't helping.

This isn't my tire, but it looks just like this.
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what brand of the tire ?
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bet you have a bent rim....
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Default You need to get your tire replaced if it looks like that

Have them check the rim for bends, and balance it too.
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Sounds like a bad tire or rim
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that bubble will also throw the wheel off balance,,, esp. at 70 mph.
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Install spare tire NOW.
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It's because you have too much old dirt on your rim!!!
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Default The rim is straight...

In fact, it's actually my spare rim.

My regular rim got scratched up, so I had my tire (from the first rim) put onto my spare.

I'm thinking that the bubble stretches at 70mph and creates that vibration.
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PS- it's a Pirelli tire.


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