Shimmy

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

outer can take the car with it if its bad enough, just like an unbalanced wheel.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian McGarvey" <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
Cc: "Andy Morris" <jeepvolks@alaweb.com>; "Volkswagen" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: Shimmy


> Hey Al does that mean the bunny's are shot both inner and outer? wheel
> shakes ans so does the car...
> :-)
> roccco content. going to get the white one this weekend.
> brian
>
> > pretty much you are looking at cv joints (outer will be felt in the wheel, inner is felt as a
shudder, but not in the wheel), wheel balance, wheel out of round, possibly wheel bearings (not
usual), tie rod ends will amplify the steering wheel feel of an existing (other) problem.
> > Al
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Andy Morris
> >   To: Volkswagen
> >   Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 1:55 PM
> >   Subject: Shimmy
> >
> >
> >   Starting around 80mph, my 85 Scirocco starts shimmying and the steering wheel kind of dances
back and forth.  The tires get rotated and balanced on a regular basis.  Could this be something
else under the front end?
> >
> >   Andy Morris
> >   jeepvolks@alaweb.com
> >
>