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J. Clarke[_2_]

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On 7/30/2012 11:03 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Jack Skolasky" wrote in message
I think trying to figure out how to balance your own wheels is just
absurd.

Five trips to two tire shops hadn't cured speed-dependent steering
wheel shake.

Then either you don't have a wheel balance problem, or you are
patronizing incompetent and/or unethical businesses.

If it's speed dependent it probably isn't balance. More likely to be
some slop in one of the linkages in the steering or suspension. Balance
will give vibration at any speed, but more rapid at higher speed.

One local tire shop does a complimentary suspension diagnosis whenever
you buy a set of tires. They dont' do repairs, they just do a
diagnosis, and if they find an alignment problem or worn parts they give
you a list of things that need fixing, which you can then take to a
repair shop to get fixed.