Morris Minor Owners Club

while out today my car had bad wheel
wobble when i got to 50mph
they are new wheels and tyres
and have been balanced
any ideas chaps

WAS IT THERE BEFORE THE NEW WHEELS ,,,,,,,oops sorry ?


if not must be the new fittings ,wheel nuts on ok?

lambrettalad wrote:WAS IT THERE BEFORE THE NEW WHEELS ,,,,,,,oops sorry ?


if not must be the new fittings ,wheel nuts on ok?

no wobble before......
i checked the wheel nuts they seem ok!!!!!

Who balanced them....?? Assuming the wheels are correctly fitted (standard wheels??) and nuts firm - it MUST be balance...... OR - is there some water inside the tyre??

you may find an "on the car " wheel balancing garage near you ,start with the front

new wheels from jlh ..... [frame][/frame]

Has one of the balance weights dropped off? They use stick on weights on alloys.

beero wrote:Has one of the balance weights dropped off? They use stick on weights on alloys.

good point
will check in morning

thanks

Does state you have to re torque new wheels and nuts up as standard with most wheel packages.... are they new tyres? branded or budget?

PaulTubby wrote:Does state you have to re torque new wheels and nuts up as standard with most wheel packages.... are they new tyres? branded or budget?

i've re torqued the nuts.... tyres are yokahama's

I would check the front wheel balance - by jacking up and spinning the wheel to see if it obviously settles in any one spot. If brakes are dragging - back off the adjuster or remove pads if discs.. Mark with chalk and repeat a few times.

Have you got a bulge in a tyre may not have been noticed on balancing as lid is closed down for balancing spin wheels while off the ground to see if a wobble is visual.

Take it back to the shop that installed and balanced the tires and rims and complain.

Looks very smart Les Did you have it tracked ????

irmscher wrote:Looks very smart Les Did you have it tracked ????

not yet lee..
been busy with the old leg problem.
its next on my list

thanks for the input guys...
it was the top trunnion bushes..
they looked ok but were breaking up
inside trunnion....

These are the MOST important ones to replace with polyurethane -or black nylon if you don't mind the extra nvh......

I blame the alloys you should have got Slotmags

Matt wrote:I blame the alloys you should have got Slotmags

don't go there ...