Going way back too David58bug who responded about my "assuming" the wheels are not at fault...time to admit that the assume made an ass out of me!
Tried fitting my wifes bug wheels to the front of the 412 this morning as both cars where here long enough to try it and went for a spin round the block.
NO wheel wobble looks like it has been the wheels all along. On refitting the wheels back to my car one of them will not sit right. When I spin the wheel with my hand touching the bottom edge there is one place that keeps on catching. I have tried in vane to recentralise the wheel but it will not have it.
Looks like the best option is to get some new wheels. Shall look at refitting the stock steels with some shiney beauty rings
I have also looked at the spare ball joints I have here and the drain hole that MattKab mentions seems to go stright into the cavity on the top of the ball joint, not actually into the joint itself.
If possible could you send me those pictures please Ray so I can get them sorted.
It is a shame the kind of service we get these days. Back in the day when tires were balanced on the car it would have been noticed right off the bat. Butttttt nowdays the machine says it is balanced. So it is balanced.
This is worth reading. http://www.tirereview.com/?type=art&id=82781&
Hot, humid air is less dense than cooler, drier air. This can allow a golf ball to fly through the air with greater ease, as there won't be as much resistance on the ball.
wshawn wrote:It is an interesting read BUT just how many tyre fitting companies will spend the time investigating the problems high lighted within that article.
Very few, if any, in the UK at the moment.
I know what you mean technology has taken over common sense.
Hot, humid air is less dense than cooler, drier air. This can allow a golf ball to fly through the air with greater ease, as there won't be as much resistance on the ball.
wshawn wrote:I have also looked at the spare ball joints I have here and the drain hole that MattKab mentions seems to go stright into the cavity on the top of the ball joint, not actually into the joint itself.
If possible could you send me those pictures please Ray so I can get them sorted.
Here's an example of how to grease your balls
More ball joint modification pictures and Type 4 suspension modification info here: www.vwbughead.com
I have had good luck on both my T4 and other vehicles by using a balancer were the wheels bolt to the machine instead of just being aligned using a centering cone. By bolting the wheels up you are centering them on the lugs and possibly bending the wheel to the shape it will be when mounted to the car.
wildthings wrote:I have had good luck on both my T4 and other vehicles by using a balancer were the wheels bolt to the machine instead of just being aligned using a centering cone. By bolting the wheels up you are centering them on the lugs and possibly bending the wheel to the shape it will be when mounted to the car.
I've not been so lucky with this one.
The last place did this and got it "spot on" but it did not transfer to the car...
One important thing about this modification. By the way...the picture is great.
To do this....use a 1/8" drill bit and first punch mark dead center in teh dome of the recess of the ball joint. Dead center will drill a hole into the empty space in the middle of the spring. Use a drill stop so you don't go any deeper than 1/2".
Now....you MUST install a grease fitting into the drain hole that is already on the edge of the flange.You can either tap it for a standard low profile 1/4" fitting...or use the press in type of flush fitting that allows teh use of a grease needle to work it.
The drain hole exists because the ball joint flange does not seal watertight to the bottom of the strut. Therefore....to keep water out of the new grease hole you drill you need to either use a hard sealer to seal the ball joint to the bottom of the strut....or cut very thin gaskets for the flange and use flexible silicone. Either way, once the sealant is dry after you bolt the joint on...you simply pump the cavity full of grease until you see it escpaing the boot. Done.....and the now grease filled chamber also helps to keep water out of teh joint in case anything leaks. Ray
looks like it has been the wheels all along. On refitting the wheels back to my car one of them will not sit right. When I spin the wheel with my hand touching the bottom edge there is one place that keeps on catching. I have tried in vane to recentralise the wheel but it will not have it.
