Tire Wear and Vibration

Sometimes the driver will feel uncomfortable when held vibrating steering and unstable because of the weight to the left or right. More troubling is when the whole body of the car also vibrates.

When faced with this situation, the main reason the damage to be considered, including the front tire pressure is too low or is not the same size, front tire wear is not the same, wear or looseness steering system connection, or wiggle the steering gearbox, front wheel alignment adjustment less accurate and the front wheel is not balanced.

If such a problem then the driver and passengers are certainly not comfortable, even more so if you're in a long journey. So, the cause of the damage and vibration must be known. When driving a passenger vehicle or truck, especially a small truck on rough or damaged road, usually will feel shaking even have to hold the steering wheel firmly. However, you can also feel the vibration or shaking of the steering wheel and the vehicle body even flat and good road conditions, at a speed between 40 and 50 miles per hour (mph).

Such a situation is called 'shimmy'. So, if faced with this situation first check tire pressure front steering system conditions, or screw the front wheels. Then check the front tire wear, preferably still has a thick tread with at least 2 mm.

Use the new tires to travel out of town. It is possible that vibrations occur can be removed when the tire is worn out replaced, with new tires or after left-right tire changed its position. However, if the vibration still feels well, the inspection should be done with extra care because of the concern for due to wear or looseness in the steering rod system and front suspension system, or because the front wheel alignment adjustment is inaccurate to cause wheel imbalance. To inspect and repair the problem requires tools and skills. Wheel tires may be placed on a balancing tool. The tool shows the park and large counterweight should be mounted on the wheel rim.

'Shimmy' can occur when the wheels are not locked properly in place, or the axle rod, not in line with the holes in the wheel. So, many factors that can cause 'shimmy': some errors can be easily repaired, but there are problems that require specific expertise to handle it.