[Roadsters] Low speed related front end shimmy

[Dave Cooke]

Yeah, check the driveshaft. I had a similar problem years ago & it turned
out the driveshaft bolts were loose or missing.

-Dave Cooke

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:38 PM, RWM <RWM at rwmann.com> wrote:

> Ted,
>
> Sounds like a bad (or  going bad) U-Joint.
>
> - Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex
>
>
>
>
> Ted Scott wrote:
>
>>  I have only had my 68 SRL out a few dozen miles since spring started.
>> However
>> I am unsure what is wrong with the car, between 25 to about 30 mph, the
>> car
>> has a significant shimmy, both accelerating and decelerating. Also happens
>> when in neutral and coasting as I slow down. I had the front wheels
>> reballanced yesterday, its a little better, but still an issue. I was
>> going to
>> just get a front end allignment, but wanted to fix the problem if I could
>> prior. This problem is new, did not happen in the fall when I bought the
>> car.
>> I have had the wheels off several times, and did not mark the postion that
>> it
>> was originally in. The front seems fairly tight, and looking at the front
>> end,
>> there appears to have been a fair amount of new parts replaced in the
>> recent
>> past. Any thoughts? thanks.
>>
>
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Dave Cooke
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