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Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:02 pm
by ecain63
When i leave the car for afew days (sunday to thursday) without driving it this happens.

1. I miss her terribly and cry into my beer! lol

2. When i do get in and take her off down the dual carriagway i get wheel wobble.

It feels like one of the wheels isnt balanced properly. I only get it for 1/2 mile or so (usually by the time ive cruised from 40 up to about 70 mph), then it fades and goes away not to be seen again. The wheels were rebalanced only a month or so ago so there are no issues there. I have noticed it in the past but by the time i have got back home it has gone and i have forgotten about it. If i drive the car more regularly i.e over the weekend then i dont have this problem at all.

Today my memory is omproved so here you are.

Is it that the tyres have become mis-shapen due to them being un used for 5 days (wierd i know, but seems the only sensible reason)? It doesnt happen when the car is used more often so im guessing they dont go out of shape overnight.

Or is there something more sinister going on?

All cv joints and boots are ok and the suspension is A1 so what the hell is going on. Tyres are standard fit P Zero Rossos 255 / 35 / 19 and in good order.

RE: Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:07 pm
by HYFR
cant help on point 2, but on point one, i havent driven my '6 for 2 weeks now as those b@st*rds as audi have it, and im definately missing it - my A2 is driving me potty

RE: Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:08 pm
by ecain63
you should hava a sacrificial burning of the A2

RE: Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:16 pm
by deanobeano
No wheel oble on mine and that's between 1 and 2 weeks of non use!

RE: Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:17 pm
by ecain63
hmmmm!

RE: Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:18 pm
by deanobeano
or whobble for that matter

RE: Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:19 pm
by ecain63
lol

RE: Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:33 pm
by Shoppinit
N°1 - I get this, and I've never, ever had this with any other car before. Weird. Any excuse to take it out is good enough.

N°2 - I had this. I had the tracking done and it was perfect afterwards. If tracking and balancing doesn't help, it'll be buckled alloys, probably. Try putting the fronts on the rear to see?

Re: Is this normal.

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:09 pm
by Shoppinit
ecain63 wrote: I only get it for 1/2 mile or so (usually by the time ive cruised from 40 up to about 70 mph), then it fades and goes away not to be seen again.
OOps. I just read your post properly. It does sound like deformed tyres, weird though that might be. Are they old?

RE: Re: Is this normal.

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:23 am
by ecain63
Almost a year old now and 7k on them.

RE: Re: Is this normal.

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:30 am
by Cornishmoocher
Check your wheel bolts.........

RE: Re: Is this normal.

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:32 am
by ecain63
I will do mooch. Thats one i actually hadnt thought of. doh!!

RE: Re: Is this normal.

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:22 am
by drybeer
Sounds like flat spots in the tyres - should go after a bit of driving. Can be cured to a degree by overinflating you tyres before storing the car, and then re- adjusting when you drive it. Or at least that's what I find...

RE: Re: Is this normal.

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:24 am
by ecain63
Yeah, im fairly convinced its flat spots as this morning they were absoloutely fine.

RE: Re: Is this normal.

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:31 pm
by GardinerG
What tyre pressure do you use Eddie?