Busted rim, anything else?
#1
Busted rim, anything else?
A curb jumped into my 02 Xtreme's left front wheel last week. It took a few days but finally the tire went flat. Meanwhile the steering wheel is pointing to 12:30. Everything else seems okay. The car seems to be tracking normally, no pulling that I can tell... But I have the feeling something is not right down there.
I'll jack it up and get underneath, what should I look for?
I'll jack it up and get underneath, what should I look for?
#2
I'd schedule for a wheel alignment test. I had an experience with a car that had wheels off the alignment and I also haven't had any pulling to the side either. I have realized there is something going on to the alignment after months, when the front of my ride was getting vibrations on a low speed. The reason were the unbalanced and unequally worn off (=damaged) tires due to an alignment problems. I got that fixed, but had to get another tire set.
Cheers, Mike
Cheers, Mike
#4
What did they do to fix it? What i wonder about is the usual cure is screw the tie rod end in or out. But does hitting a curb actually unscrew the tie rod? So the real problem must lie elsewhere, something broken or bent?
#6
Cheers, Mike
#7
Ahh, that makes sense. And if it's a control arm that's bent there is no need to replace it either, the alignment moves the wheel into the proper position and it's done?
#8
Exactly that was my point.
#10
Here's a replacement:
ALY5069/5153 Blazer, Jimmy, S10, S15, Sonoma Wheel #9593841
Just wanted to pass it along..
ALY5069/5153 Blazer, Jimmy, S10, S15, Sonoma Wheel #9593841
Just wanted to pass it along..