Hey Buddy- I was clocked at over 70 MPH on the way from the Norristown
Swap meet on Sunday. 74 to be precise. So I know you can out run me for
top end - but enough of blaming your poor pewrformance on me!!!
Larry (aka Dr. Who)
At this exact moment in time 3/14/00 10:18 AM, DOUGLAS_RUSSELL@nyc.yr.com
made the profound statement:
>Same symptom on my C roadster - 60mph vibration, 70 mph no vibration.
>Didn't really think it was problem though because 60 MPH is a speed a C
>only passes through while accelerating or slowing down. No respectable C
>would actually cruise at such a languid rate (unless, of course, it was
>forced to by external factors such as caravanning with lesser
>nameplates/marques, the law or dare I say ... following Macy in his
>Midget). No matter, when I put new rubbers on and rebalanced the wheels,
>the problem was gone.
>
>Dr. Doug
>
>69 C Roadster
>69 B Roadster
>
>
>Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 19:53:41 -0000
>From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
>Subject: Re: Intermittent wire wheel vibration
>
>My V8 suffered severe intermittent vibration at around 70 mph for the life
>of one set of tyres. I found that if I was on a long curve (say left-hand)
>the vibration would fade in and out at a certain rate, and when I was on a
>long curve the other way it would fade in and out at a much slower rate. I
>came to the conclusion that both wheels were unbalanced and 'beating' with
>each other. I had them rebalanced several times, both using the centre
>hole
>and the stud holes but it had little effect. I also started locating the
>wheels using two Rostyle bolts before fitting and tightening the first two
>V8 bolts (they don't have tapers) which did improve things a bit further
>but
>not much. The tyres that came with the car didn't do it, and the 2nd
>replacement set don't do it either. I came to the conclusion they were
>just
>c**p tyres.
>
>PaulH.
>
>- ----- Original Message -----
>From: <BONNILA@aol.com>
>To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 10:16 PM
>Subject: Intermittent wire wheel vibration
>
>
>> I'm having a strange wheel balance problem with the wire wheels on my 68
>> MGCGT. At approx 60 mph I get a severe steering wheel vibration which
>> normally indicates a a wheel balancing problem. The vibration goes away
>at
>> 70mph. When I decelerate back down to 60mph, the previous vibration is
>gone.
>> A few minutes later at that speed and the vibration returns.
>>
>> My local mechanic says that this is more symptomatic of bent rims or an
>> improperly secured tire than the wires being out of tune or the wheel
>needing
>> balancing.
>>
>> Has anyone had this problem? Any comments?
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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