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Initial D.oug · 10-13-2008, 02:23 PM

So my left rear wheel is wobbling pretty bad. Took the mag off and put it back on thinking it might have been seated wrong. Still the same thing. Put on the spare and it seemed to be gone, kind of hard to tell. Tried wiggling the strut and hub, no play or anything. So could it be the mag that's bent outta shape? It's a Alpina Kopi and those things are soft as butter. No dents but surprised it could wobble that much. Anything else I should check to be sure?

crunk3 · 10-13-2008, 02:40 PM

did some of the wheel weights fall off?

kowalski · 10-13-2008, 05:28 PM

could definitely be a bent wheel. what kind of wheels are they?

Initial D.oug · 10-13-2008, 05:30 PM

Alpina Kopi's. They're pretty soft. Still a wheel weight attached to the back. I'm bringing it in tomorrow to have it checked out.

redhatpat · 10-14-2008, 11:49 AM

Losing a wheel weight won't cause a wobble.

Bolt up the wheel to the front, jack the wheel off the ground and spin, spin, spin. You should be able to see any bend in the wheel.

If it's a rear wheel bearing, you'd hear a whole bunch of noise before it gets that bad, so it's probably a wheel issue.

andy · 01-25-2009, 10:30 AM

check the tyer been fitted correct way round.if fitted wrong way will cause opposit friction on the tread

twinpac · 01-27-2009, 10:49 PM

having a directional tread on backwards wouldn't make the tire wobble

Shocka · 01-27-2009, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by andy

check the tyer been fitted correct way round.if fitted wrong way will cause opposit friction on the tread

Lol,

u so crazy andy

10-13-2008, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Initial D.oug Senior Member Name: Mike Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,128 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 1 Time in 1 Post	left rear wheel wobble So my left rear wheel is wobbling pretty bad. Took the mag off and put it back on thinking it might have been seated wrong. Still the same thing. Put on the spare and it seemed to be gone, kind of hard to tell. Tried wiggling the strut and hub, no play or anything. So could it be the mag that's bent outta shape? It's a Alpina Kopi and those things are soft as butter. No dents but surprised it could wobble that much. Anything else I should check to be sure?

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10-13-2008, 02:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
crunk3 Senior Member Name: Ryan Joined: Sep 2006 From: Maple Ridge Posts: 1,022 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 6 21 Times in 13 Posts crunk3's pictures	did some of the wheel weights fall off?

10-13-2008, 05:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
kowalski Senior Member Name: Mike Joined: Feb 2005 From: White Rock Posts: 2,125 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 2 18 Times in 11 Posts kowalski's pictures	could definitely be a bent wheel. what kind of wheels are they?

10-13-2008, 05:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Initial D.oug Senior Member Name: Mike Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,128 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 1 Time in 1 Post	Alpina Kopi's. They're pretty soft. Still a wheel weight attached to the back. I'm bringing it in tomorrow to have it checked out.

10-14-2008, 11:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
redhatpat Senior Member Joined: Feb 2006 From: Pitt Meadows Posts: 866 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 2 1 Time in 1 Post	Losing a wheel weight won't cause a wobble. Bolt up the wheel to the front, jack the wheel off the ground and spin, spin, spin. You should be able to see any bend in the wheel. If it's a rear wheel bearing, you'd hear a whole bunch of noise before it gets that bad, so it's probably a wheel issue.

01-25-2009, 10:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
andy newbie Name: andy Joined: Jan 2009 From: portsmouth Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 1 0 Times in 0 Posts	check the tyer been fitted correct way round.if fitted wrong way will cause opposit friction on the tread

01-27-2009, 10:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
twinpac Member Name: adrian Joined: Dec 2008 From: kelowna Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 0 Times in 0 Posts	having a directional tread on backwards wouldn't make the tire wobble

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