Death Wobble After Ball Joint Swap

[Evoracer]

Eberhardt's Fullerton, $95. It's where I got mine done...

[blown240]

Originally Posted by Evoracer

Eberhardt's Fullerton, $95. It's where I got mine done...

Good to know! Thanks!

[Captmatt]

Les Schwab tires did my 64 alignment for $65 a few months ago......

[cg285]

. rear wheel drive vehicles are set toe'd in as driving at speed tends to push the tires out
. front wheel drive vehicles are typically toe'd out as drivetrain torque pulls the tires in
. you cannot correctly set the toe by measuring a tread front and rear as there is most likely runout in the tread. you need to setup a scribe, rotate the tire over the scribe and use that line to measure. if you do not have turntables to set on then you will need to drive forward and back before checking (after each time it is jacked up). and i am assuming you know that it has to be on the ground
. a toe issue wears tires, doesn't make wobblies

[cg285]

gear boxes should never be adjusted by hand/feel. there is a specific procedure. adjusting by feel usually results in a too tight box which results in a wandering issue because the gear box will not easily return to center.

[padresag]

Originally Posted by cg285

gear boxes should never be adjusted by hand/feel. there is a specific procedure. adjusting by feel usually results in a too tight box which results in a wandering issue because the gear box will not easily return to center.

and that is how this thread started out!
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[cg285]

Originally Posted by padresag

and that is how this thread started out!
ron

sorry, didn't notice that. still don't :-)