Vibration in rear
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Vibration in rear
Just put new tires on my truck, I have a vibration in the rear when I make a turn from a complete stop and also my steering wheel shimmys at about 70mph and also when I'm slowing down, any suggestions
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Take your cell phone out of your back pocket and/or turn it on loud or silent. :-D
+1 on taking it back and letting them figure out what they messed up. However, if you have a torque wrench, verify that they put the proper amount of torque on the lug nuts. I don't think I've ever taken any car I've ever owned to a shop and had them actually torque the wheels correctly. Most places (especially non-mechanic shops, i.e. tire places) won't take the time or don't have the equipment to torque bolts/nuts. Lug nuts could be too tight or too loose. They just throw the air wrench on it and tighten away. Most of those have 400 ft/lbs or more of torque. Overtightening that much could easily snap a post off...I'll get off the soap box now. Might be a good place to start though.
+1 on taking it back and letting them figure out what they messed up. However, if you have a torque wrench, verify that they put the proper amount of torque on the lug nuts. I don't think I've ever taken any car I've ever owned to a shop and had them actually torque the wheels correctly. Most places (especially non-mechanic shops, i.e. tire places) won't take the time or don't have the equipment to torque bolts/nuts. Lug nuts could be too tight or too loose. They just throw the air wrench on it and tighten away. Most of those have 400 ft/lbs or more of torque. Overtightening that much could easily snap a post off...I'll get off the soap box now. Might be a good place to start though.