Re: Off-center wheel

[John Hamill <jhamill@incert.com>]

As an earlier post also wisely suggested, check tire pressure first! This can
also be an easy fix. The front right tire on my Cabriolet got out of round
somehow a while ago (cheap Yokahama A509's) and made the alignment seem off. I
rotated the fronts to the backs and all was well again.

Wally Green wrote:

> all it needs is an alignment.
>
> ____________
> Wally G.
> coolwally@msn.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> > Of Talitmon@aol.com
> > Sent: Saturday, October 03, 1998 5:22 PM
> > To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> > Subject: Off-center wheel
> >
> >
> > Okay gentlemen, I am no suspension guru.......I don't understand how the
> > struts
> > affect the steering in a way where it becomes off-center.  please explain
> > the link between the steering input and the struts etc.  The
> > dealer mentioned
> > to me at first that it is something that is very technical to fix, and
> > mentioned
> > some techno yada yada crap, but when I gave him the impression that I am
> > not taking that for an answer it magically got fixed (but not
> > fixed).  Anyway
> > thanks for your input.........
> >
> > Talat
> > 97 GLX
> > Blk/Blk
> >
>





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