[6pack] Shimmy at 50mph

[jimhearn1 at comcast.net]

Usually a shimmy at a particular speed like that is tire and wheel out of balance as others have said.  I have even had a shimmy around that speed after a wheel balance and since I had a long trip to take and not much time, I took it back and ask them to rebalance.  Turns out they had been a little hasty on the first balance and after the second balance the shimmy was gone for good.  Jim

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From: im sloane <im_sloane at hotmail.com> 

> Hi guys, 
> I had a trusted local LBC mechanic replace a few U-joints, along with brake 
> work. Now truth be told my Six is a pretty poor handling and rattley ride but 
> of course I love it. Anyway, I seem to have a pretty bad shimmy at about 50. 
> Not always there, but pretty bad when it is. I'm way over due for a tire 
> balance, but could he have put something back together back there that is 
> causing the shakes? 
> 
> Sloane :) 
> '69-Six 
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