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jparnold




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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:24 pm
Post subject: Vibration from wheels on 94 Toyota Corolla Seca
Since rotating the wheels on my 94 Corolla (front to back and back to front) there has been a bad vibration once the speed reaches 80kph (50mph). The vibration is NOT felt through the steering. Even passengers can feel the vibration. I have had ALL wheels electronically balanced TWICE with little improvement.
I also rotated the wheels BACK to their previous positions without any real improvement.
I raised the front wheels off the ground and ran the wheels up to 80kph and could not detect any vibration but DID NOTICE that there appears to be a high spot on one tyre (when you hold your finger near to the outside tread one section of the tyre touches my finger during rotation.
Could this (high spot) be causing the vibration? Can a high spot develop over a very short period of time?
How bad does a high spot need to be before it can be felt as a vibration?
Could there be any other things which could be causing the vibration?
Thanks
John

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Pit636

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:19 am
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The angle of the tire could be off the required 90 degree plane. See if
the wheel is tilted inward. You might also want to check the balance of
the rotors, sometime if the rotors are not balanced the car will shake.

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jparnold




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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:10 pm
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What 'angle' (of the tyres) do you mean? The toe-in or the camber?
Maybe I should have a wheel alignment. The strange thing abouit this vibration problem is that is started to occur all of a sudden - it didn't start small and get worse. I am still not sure if the vibration is coming from the rear of the car or the front. The vibration is not felt through the steering wheel.
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Vesa Heino

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:55 pm
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Check first shocks, bushings, arms, links and tires. Replace all worn
parts. -Then get wheel alignment.
Chassis tuning is waste of money if it is not working like it should.
-What kind of tires you have?
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jparnold




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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:32 pm
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Just got two new tyres this morning and asked the dealer to check all wheels (rims) for running true. He later told me that a couple of wheels (rims) had 'dents' and so he only fitted the best of the 5 rims. I haven't had a chance to test the car yet to see if the vibration has gone.
The reported vibration only started to happen 'over night'. It did not start 'small' and get worse. It also appeared to start after I moved the rear wheels to the front and the front to the back (rotation of wheels to balance tyre wear). This could have been just a coincidence but it does seem strange that the vibration was noticed immediately after the wheels were changed around.
I would have thought that if the vibration is caused by wheels out of alignment then the problem would have progressively got worse instead starting 'overnight'.
Thanks for your thoughts and reply.
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