>Anyone, > >'85 Westy with 395K miles. > >This has been a persistent problem for quite some time - first noticed >it on a trip to Pacific NW two years ago. I'm getting feedback through >the steering (feels like a front tire out of balance) at speeds over 65 >or so; most noticeable on really smooth, newly paved roads. > >I had the tires balanced (3 times on that NW trip), rotated the tires >(Yoko 356), replaced the tires (went from C to D range - balanced and >rebalanced when mounted), had the front end checked (replaced one ball >joint and did an alignment - they said the rest of the front end >components looked OK). The front end shop told me there was no camber >adjustment on the van, but I found in Bentley that there actually is. > >Any ideas? I've got a set of wheels with Pathfinders on them that I'm >going to mount on the van tomorrow, just to see if there's any >difference, though I'm not expecting a big change. Is it a Syncro? If so it could be a bent front driveshaft or a sticking CV joint. I have the same problem with my diesel Corolla wagon... had the tires rebalanced and also swapped fonts & rears... no change. Supposedly the driveshafts are straight, but I was told th grease in one of the CVs (guess it would need to be an outboard one) is old and drying, causing the CV to stick. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toota van nut |
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