[Healeys] Shimmy.

[TERRY COLL]

Would you say the eight year rule applies to tires which have been stored
indoors?

Thanks,

Terry Coll '64 BJ8> From: healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008
08:34:16 -0700> To: clocks at midcoast.com> CC: healeys at autox.team.net> Subject:
Re: [Healeys] Shimmy.> > A lot of times this caused by tire separation. They
separate > internally and can be hard to detect. The easiest way is to run
your > hand around the tire and you will feel flat spots. Also you must pay >
close attention to age of your tires. We have an article coming out > soon in
Healey Marque that covers tires and tire dating. Tires > should be replaced
about every 8 years no matter what the wear due > to the tires getting hard
and starting separate internally.> > Its not worth having a tire come apart
while driving just to try and > get a few more years out of a set. There was a
club member killed > several years ago due to tire separation and causing a
fatal accident > so lets all be safe out there and pay attention to the age of
the tires.> > > > > > David Nock> British Car Specialists> Stockton Ca 95205>
209-948-8767> > www.britishcarspecialists.com> .> .> > On Aug 13, 2008, at
5:21 PM, James Lea wrote:> > > In the last few months I have developed a
shimmy that starts at > > fifty MPH> > and gets worse as the speed increases.
Several good mechanics have > > looked at> > it. One said the front end was
out of line. One said the front > > tires were> > out of balance. I checked
both front tires on my bubble balancer > > and they> > were both right on.> >>
> Today I had a flat on the left rear. I put on the spare and the > > shimmy
is> > GONE!! I inspected the tire and found it scalloped but only for twelve>
> inches in one section near the edge of the tread.> >> > Weird! What would
cause a rear tire to scallop like that and would > > that> > effect the entire
car and cause the shimmy? Tomorrow I am going to > > put the> > flat rim on
the car, jack up the rear end and see if the rim might > > be out of> > round
or not running true. Cheers, JL> >> > James Lea> > PO Box 25> > Rockport Maine
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Triumph Mayflower> > 1958 Rover P4> > 1962 Austin Healey BT7> > 1980
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