Re: [FWDLK] Bad vibrations

[fins59 <fins59@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill - I do have radials on car but when I returned from trip I put my old
bias ply tires back on (they're on rims) to see if vibration would go away -
it didn't.   I won't have a chance to try anything until Saturday.   John Z
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Bad vibrations


> Do you have radials on the car?  If one of the tires has a broken or bent
> cord in the sidewall, you will get vibration from the front end.   In a
> radial tire, the cord runs from one side of the tire to the other,
> perpendicular to the bead.  In the old crossply tire, one layer ran at an
> angle to the bead, while the next layer ran in the opposite direction.
The
> crossply design gave some support if one layer broke or was weakened.
With
> radials, though, there is no 'back up' support,  So, when the sidewall
gets
> bumped or something breaks, you get vibration, especially at high speeds.
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > Thanks again for all your replies. On the drive shaft issue - before
trip
> I
> > did change drive shafts because my original one had a  torn front boot
and
> > it was easier to just change drive shafts than to try and maneuver that
> boot
> > off of one shaft and put it on another. I guess one of the things to do
is
> > get a new boot and put the old drive shaft back on. In the meantime
though
> I
> > do have another car I can take the drive shaft off of and try that one.
If
> I
> > have no vibrations or vibrations at different speed then it would point
to
> > drive shaft. Whats kind of puzzling though is that vibrations are felt
> most
> > strongly in steering wheel, not seat, and that car drove perfectly for
the
> > first 500 miles of trip.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Blackmore, Dawson" <DBlackmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 8:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Bad vibrations
> >
> >
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