When driving a car, there are cases where the steering wheel shakes a lot. The main causes of this phenomenon are as follows.
-Vehicle is tilted to one side when driving
-Reduced ride comfort or fuel economy
-If the handle is not stable and shakes
-Side wear of tire
-In case of vehicle accident or tire parts replacement
What is the Shimmy phenomenon?
- A shimmy phenomenon occurs when the tire's dynamic balance (when the rotation center axis is viewed from the side) is not established due to the wheel shaking sideways.
What are the main causes of Shimmy?
- This is mainly when the balance of the wheel balance, which refers to the weight balance in the circumference of the tire, is not accurate. The handle may shake, especially at high speeds.
Cruise operation and steering wheel shaking Symptom
- If there is an abnormality in the tire balance, you need to accurately balance it using the occurrence balance.
1) The cause of the shaking of the handle
- If there is an abnormality in the tire balance, steering wheel shaking occurs at a constant speed when driving on a highway or on an exclusive car road.
At this time, constant speed driving is possible only when the balance lead is used on the top, bottom, left, and right of the wheel to accurately balance. The abnormality of balance is caused by severe impact on the lower body, missed time to change the front and rear of the tire, misalignment of the tire, uneven wear, unbalanced air pressure, etc.
