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posted by  Volvodad on  Sun Jun 6 14:18 CST 2004
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"Loose" strut or other front end components don't help, but if the shaking comes/goes with a wheel change, look there first. Are the tires on the Virgos in good shape, plenty of tread, balanced? Try swapping the Virgos front to back and see what happens.

I once had persistent, maddening tire vibration on my brand-new GM (company car...sorry) despite careful balancing, runout checks, etc. Turns out those tires (General "Ameri-Way") had a manufacturing defect - a hard spot where the belts overlapped. Spun on a balancer they seemed perfect....press them down on the road surface with car weight, and every rotation, the hard spot would flex a little less than the rest of the tire circumference, and cause a thump and vibration.
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Bob (81-244GL B21F, 83-244DL B23F, 94-944 B230FD; plus grocery-getter Dodge minivan, MGB, and numerous old motorcycles)






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