I noticed recently alloy wheels can deform on speed humps causing the rim to look fine from the out side but in fact they may be somewhat oval on the unseen side . The lack of support on the inside of the rim means it has nothing to stop distortion . A mechanic was confused when a wheel would not balance till he observed the other side of the wheels and notice they were oval or out of round ;
steering wheel vibration
Nov 11, 2010
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Thanks John that's very useful to know.
Must take more care in future over speed humps.
Though mine do not vibrate and balanced OK last time.
I''ve driven over a lot of speed bumps with several Volvo cars and haven't deformed a wheel as a result. Must have hit the speed bump at faster than posted speed.
I agrre but the fact is some wheels do go out of round by being used on gutters and humps .My wife did it in her old 740 turbo . I have a bad heart and when she drives I really get up set as she said one day when she clipped the front and side of her current Volvo"it only happens when your in the car ".She was parking is at the time in a shopping centre .
I''ve driven over a lot of speed bumps with several Volvo cars and haven't deformed a wheel as a result. Must have hit the speed bump at faster than posted speed.
Trus. But steel wheels can be bent on speed hump and potholes too. I've done it. So the real message should be for drivers to watch their speed regardless of the type of wheel.
Trus. But steel wheels can be bent on speed hump and potholes too. I've done it. So the real message should be for drivers to watch their speed regardless of the type of wheel.
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