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darylrobert
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went for a test drive today and the shimmy is still there.

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I guess you can rule out the wheels now.
Control arms?

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Post by MoVolvos »

darylrobert wrote: 12 Mar 2021, 04:36 went for a test drive today and the shimmy is still there.
Road Force Balance is next as you said there are excessive weights on 3 wheels. However, you can give the suspension a good shake down first and repair to eliminate anything obvious so you don't waste money for tire balancing if indeed they are okay.

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Finally fixed it, all four wheels were out of balance.

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