[DeTomaso] Steering wheel shimmy

[Sean Korb]

Ditto Asa's suggestions.  Our cars need frequent *thorough* front end
inspections.  Great performance mandates great responsibility :)

Also check for bubbles in the sidewalls and tread and tire date codes.
I just had a truck tire go out of round on me and another explode on
the way to the tire store. I thought "I just bought those tires" ...

Yes.  I just bought those tires in 2007.  10 years is a pretty good lifespan.

sean

On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>    Tie-rod ends first, ball joints second.
>
>    Asa
>
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>    On Apr 19, 2017, at 11:54, Tom Baranek Garage
>    <[1]tbaranek at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> On my 1973 Pantera, I replaced the steering rack washer (with the brass one) YEA
> RS ago.
> The tires/wheels do not feel out of balance and the shimmy in the steering is mo
> re pronounced (when it is there) when I turn the wheel/change lanes. Sometimes g
> oing straight at highway speeds (and above) the steering wheel is often rock sol
> id/smooth.
> I have Pantera East 17" Campy replicas and am sure they are true, etc...but I wi
> ll 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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'65 Suprang,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
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