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740/ the "kick" test 700 86

posted by  someone claiming to be Tim K. on  Mon Oct 30 18:07 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Yes, I recently was curious and I stood directly in front of my GLE and kicked the front edge of the tire while the car was parked and completely weighted on the ground. The result was a bit different than what I had expected. The tire actually moved a little bit. So, I tried the passenger side. The same result. At that point I was really curious. Please, this next part is not an endorsement and I do not advise anyone to do the same.

I just had to know if newer bricks did the same thing. So...............

Late one night this past weekend I went the the local dealer where there was a 97 S90 on the lot. I then kicked the two front tires in the same manner and discovered there was NO movement at all, not even a little. Now I'm a bit baffled. What should I make of this new found knowledge? My reasoning is a bit simple, actually. I knew that I was still getting a slight shudder at harder than usual braking and I wanted to do something that would be along the same lines as hard braking (putting stress on the tire assembly--shoving it towards the rear of the car). This was after the new strut rod bushings (conical bushings, or whatever you wish to call them) where replaced along with the tie rod ends. Any speculation?

If anyone is currious....by all means, kick your front tires and let me know if you have a little bit of movement or not (just make sure it's on a flat hard surface such as asphalt or concrete).

Thanks,





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