have them check the rim of the "thumping" tire. We had a problem similar to this in our '93 Corolla.
A dealership mechanic diagnosed it as tie rods with the possible replacement of the rack and pinion assembly, took it for a second opinion at our regular mechinic and he checked the rims, hammered it out and solved the problem. YMMV > so have a used 98 beetle with 125k on it. > had a slight shimmy thump in the front right wheel 8 months ago. > > replace bakes, bearings, & routers 5 months ago. still the thump remained. > dad told me to put new tires on. did that last month. the thump remains. > > heard my muffler going loud. > pulled out 2 feet of sticks from a gap in the middle of the car, > [muffler] last week. > it is still loud, and the thump remains. > > so wife is making me take it into a real shop tomorrow. > i am sure it will cost me. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:214389 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
