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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Alex W on 12 October 2009, 15:47:17
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Forced up the nearside kerb when a woman in an oncoming Saab decided she wanted my side of the road on a blind bend. (slanted edge kerbstone fortunately)
I was only doing about 25-30 mph but it was a good bump. Now, I'm getting steering vibration at around 55mph.
What do you reckon? Just lost a wheel weight? Or something expensive gonna be bent?
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hopefully it is just the weights but would check the wishbone for any little kinks, also check the rim aint bent which should show up anyway on the balancing machine. :y
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What wheels do you have Alex? I buckled both n/s Irmscher 17s on a craftily hidden pothole. Got out at the roadside and had a look up the inside of the wheel and there was a massive bend in it, looked perfect on the outside.
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if your driving a mini facelift mv6, then its most likey buckled wheels :(
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Any car at that speed could buckle a wheel, and/or damage tyre sidewall (get that fully checked by specialist).
If crappy Irmscher prefacelift MV6 wheels, they buckle if you fart near them
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I noticed a bump on the tyre sidewall so I got some new front tyres. The fitters reported that the wheel is "very slightly" buckled. "We've seen much worse", they said. Steering shake at 55mph has now gone.
I was going to go to Banbury to get the wheels aligned properly (there was excessive wear on the outside tyre edge) but is there any point with a "slightly buckled" wheel? Can't afford a new wheel just now. Just paid the new tyres and road tax bills.
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Put a wanted ad for a single wheel in the test section, one of the admins will move it, won't be pricey either if you can collect :y