wobbling after changing punctured tire

paharino1 · 18th May 2006, 14:06

Hi

I had my stepney put in place of the Right Front Tyre today because of a puncture..

After the replacement....The car felt wobbly at speeds above 60 kmph while driving...

I had the rim checked again, checked the tyre pressure - 30 psi..Everything looked OK.

At speeds below 60 kmph the car drives smoothly, but at speeds above that even on Straight roads , it feels wobbly - I feel the wobble in the steering wheel & the brakes & accelerator...

I had my Wheel alignment & balancing done 1500kms back.

Should I go for the balancing & alignment again ? or any other thing ?

aZa · 18th May 2006, 15:14

Yep i dont think ur stepney is balanced ... since ur alignment and balancing was with the "punctured" tyre i think u shud go in for balancing and alignment or just get ur punctured tyre repaired and fit it back in place and keep the stepney as a stepney.

panky12345 · 19th May 2006, 03:59

agree with aza, go in for a tyre balancing + alignment. i was in a similar situation, got the tyre REFITTED (good mechanic) + alignment + balancing... and yoppy, it was gone. most probably its poor/wrong fitment of the tyre to the rim that causes this problem.

2fast4u · 19th May 2006, 18:43

just check ur tyre wall to see if the circular line closest to the rim is having a 2 to 5 mm distance. should be even both sides. if NOT then thats ur problem get it aligned even our anna tyrewala will do that for u.

18th May 2006, 14:06	#1
paharino1 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 299 Thanked: 29 Times	wobbling after changing punctured tire Hi I had my stepney put in place of the Right Front Tyre today because of a puncture.. After the replacement....The car felt wobbly at speeds above 60 kmph while driving... I had the rim checked again, checked the tyre pressure - 30 psi..Everything looked OK. At speeds below 60 kmph the car drives smoothly, but at speeds above that even on Straight roads , it feels wobbly - I feel the wobble in the steering wheel & the brakes & accelerator... I had my Wheel alignment & balancing done 1500kms back. Should I go for the balancing & alignment again ? or any other thing ?
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18th May 2006, 15:14	#2
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Yep i dont think ur stepney is balanced ... since ur alignment and balancing was with the "punctured" tyre i think u shud go in for balancing and alignment or just get ur punctured tyre repaired and fit it back in place and keep the stepney as a stepney.
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19th May 2006, 03:59	#3
panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 171 Times	agree with aza, go in for a tyre balancing + alignment. i was in a similar situation, got the tyre REFITTED (good mechanic) + alignment + balancing... and yoppy, it was gone. most probably its poor/wrong fitment of the tyre to the rim that causes this problem.
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19th May 2006, 18:43	#4
2fast4u BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: pune / Bahrain Posts: 488 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	just check ur tyre wall to see if the circular line closest to the rim is having a 2 to 5 mm distance. should be even both sides. if NOT then thats ur problem get it aligned even our anna tyrewala will do that for u.
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