[DeTomaso] Steering wheel shimmy

[Mike Drew]

Tom,

Unfortunately the PE wheels weren't always as round as you would hope. Lori's car has the same issue with her PE wheels. Slight vibration in the steering wheel, with new tires fitted and balanced. Switched to stock wheels with 30-year-old Goodyear tires while new tires were being fitted on the PE wheels, and the car was dead smooth. 

Haven't taken the time to investigate what it would take to fix the PE wheels though. 

Mike

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> On Apr 19, 2017, at 10:54, Tom Baranek Garage <tbaranek at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> On my 1973 Pantera, I replaced the steering rack washer (with the brass one) YEARS ago.
> The tires/wheels do not feel out of balance and the shimmy in the steering is more pronounced (when it is there) when I turn the wheel/change lanes. Sometimes going straight at highway speeds (and above) the steering wheel is often rock solid/smooth. 
> I have Pantera East 17" Campy replicas and am sure they are true, etc...but I will have them checked. Since the vibration goes away completely (sometimes), I'm thinking it is in the bushings or something like that???
> Any known/obvious things I should check?
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