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Re: Here's the kicker...... (archive)
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Posted by Mark on May 10, 2000 at 11:45:17:

In Reply to: Here's the kicker...... posted by JustinR on May 09, 2000 at 22:10:51:

: I just drove my car down the same street, same speed and the steering wheel didn't shimmy. Nothing, nada, zip!!! Very weird!

: : I just purchased a CPO 1997 528iA a few weeks ago. When cruzing on smooth pavement at around 70-75 mph, my steering wheel vibrates. Is this normal? What I find weird is I notice it not on somewhat rough pavement, but only VERY smooth pavement. It's not very pronounced, but I am still noticable. Should I have the wheels balanced and/or aligned? The dealer says that all of this was done when the new tires were put on less than 500 miles ago.

The vibrations come and go. You can travel the same road at the same speed (which is normally the case with commuting) and sometimes the steeing wheel vibrates and other times it doesn't. Normally, problems like this are consistant. That's what makes this problem so strange. As noted by other owners, balancing the wheels and buying new tires does not solve the problem. That's why I don't think its the balancing of the wheels or bent wheels.


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