Steering wheel wobble woes - Help needed please!!

[threedogs]

Not many shops cater towards balancing 4x4 tyres, Get that done at a 4x4 shop.
If you you have heaps of weights on one side the guy doesn't know his job.
He can de mount the tyre and turn it 180 on the rim then he may find that it balances better.
4x4 tyres should only be fitted by 4x4 shops IMO

[Cuppa]

Thanks for reporting back.

[Trol3.0]

i had similar problems before- at around 90 to 100, the car wobble.... i thought this was a 'patrol thing'. since after 3 different re-balance, the wobble were still present. but when i changed tire last time, the shop to balance the new tires with a 'finger' mounting on the balance machine. the car drive like a totally different car....no more wobble. i was told that most tire shop have only balance the tire using the center hold of the wheel. but in fact the center may not be 100% center. so you need to use a finger ( cannot remember the real name) to mountain the tire on the balance machine. this is especially important for large 4wd tire. since each finger cost about $500. so most shop do not have this device. next time, ask the shop to show you this device first before doing balancing

[NP99]

i had similar problems before- at around 90 to 100, the car wobble.... i thought this was a 'patrol thing'. since after 3 different re-balance, the wobble were still present. but when i changed tire last time, the shop to balance the new tires with a 'finger' mounting on the balance machine. the car drive like a totally different car....no more wobble. i was told that most tire shop have only balance the tire using the center hold of the wheel. but in fact the center may not be 100% center. so you need to use a finger ( cannot remember the real name) to mountain the tire on the balance machine. this is especially important for large 4wd tire. since each finger cost about $500. so most shop do not have this device. next time, ask the shop to show you this device first before doing balancing

Which shop fixed your problem?

[Trol3.0]

the one in Bexley in Sydney south.

[Trol3.0]

http://www.rema-tiptop.com/portal/Wh...,71,116336.rtt
for large 4wd tyres, you will need a canctering adapter to do the job.....simple solution

[viking]

I have had the same wobble problem and have not had the wagon long, was getting worried, but now have some good tips to try, cheers all.

[mudski]

Mines been doing it for ages. I thought it was the wheel bearings not tight enough as I changed them wheni fitted the locker and it was bad. I tightened up the bearings more as they were a bit lose after they wore in and it went away. Now its back and the bearing adjustment is still perfect. I wad told I need to remove the shims on the top and bottom bearings on the swivel hub but im not sure if this will create other issues with those bearings being tighter. So I have left it for now.

[BigRAWesty]

Mines been doing it for ages. I thought it was the wheel bearings not tight enough as I changed them wheni fitted the locker and it was bad. I tightened up the bearings more as they were a bit lose after they wore in and it went away. Now its back and the bearing adjustment is still perfect. I wad told I need to remove the shims on the top and bottom bearings on the swivel hub but im not sure if this will create other issues with those bearings being tighter. So I have left it for now.

Want a quick fix, remove the shims.
Wanna do it properly, replace the bearings..

[mudski]

Want a quick fix, remove the shims.
Wanna do it properly, replace the bearings..

Bearings were replaced when I did the wheel bearings. I re raced the whole front end when I fitted the locker.
Maybe I should remove the shims as the bearings are new?