Wheel/tire Vibration?
I've had vibration since day one from 30mph to 70+mph. These are my attempts and results to rectify the problem.
1) Had dealer rebalance all wheels.----------Vibration was different but still there.
2) Went to different dealer and switched wheels and tires. Felt 90% better but still felt some vibes at lower speeds. They sent my wheels to get Road Force Balanced. Said one of the Dunlops was not in spec so they replaced that one. They tried adjusting carrier bearing.---------------Vibes worse than ever.
3) Back at original dealer. They said that the truck was not this bad before. They reset the carrier bearing and shimmed the driveshaft as per Toyota Tech, rebalanced the tires.--------Truck now feels like it did when I bought it. Same vibes.
4) Thinking back to the wheels and tires that I sampled that one time I figure a different set of tires should take care of it. Off come the Dunlops and on go the Goodyears (same wheels). They let me watch when they spun balanced the wheels. I noticed that 3 wheels appeared to be slightly out of round.---------------These tires have a softer ride but I still have the vibes.
5) Originally I planned to get nicer wheels so I think now might be the time. Looking for assurance I think I will pay to have my current wheels once again Road Force Balanced so they can assure me that my problem is with my WHEELS. ----------------They now tell me that I have 4 brand new DEFECTIVE tires according to the RF balancer!
6) So back to Sears I go to show them my computer readout of the Goodyears they sold me. They are VERY sceptical that I would have been that unlucky to get all 4 defective. Makes you wonder where to put your faith and who to believe.
7) I've got an appointment at Sears at 8:00, Monday morning to have their best guy dive into this mess and make some sense about it.
I'm desperately searching for someone that truly knows what the hell they are talking about----is there anybody out there that can make sense of any of this?
Thanks, Tom
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