Bent rim or bent axle?

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 8:59 am

For the last couple weeks, I've had this "out of balance tire" sound on my truck. I didn't really think much about it because with the off-roading I do, a tire out of balance wouldn't surprise me. But today I was backing out of the drive and looking in the side mirror and noticed that the left rear wheel isn't spinning straight. Would this be a sign of just a bent rim or would a bent axle make the wheel wobble too?

I hope it's just a bent rim cause then I'll have an excuse to get a matching rim for my spare.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:27 am

uh oh

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:29 am

a2b wrote:uh oh

That doesn't help much.

Neither possibility really worries me. Bent axle is covered under warranty, and a new rim is only about $40.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:51 am

AZS10Crew wrote:
a2b wrote:uh oh
That doesn't help much.

Neither possibility really worries me. Bent axle is covered under warranty, and a new rim is only about $40.

uh oh

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:02 am

a2b wrote:
AZS10Crew wrote:
a2b wrote:uh oh
That doesn't help much.

Neither possibility really worries me. Bent axle is covered under warranty, and a new rim is only about $40.
uh oh

Thanks again...jackass.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:05 am

i think.......you are going so fast in reverse that it just looks like its bending when its actually warping from the instense centrifugal force that is being applied to it by your FOOT

Conman · Post by **Conman** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:25 am

I would take the rim to get checked first. Your rims have more of an offset so you could have bent it. Let's start with that first.

Good Luck,
Con

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:50 am

ummmm...when is the last time you torqued down your spacer

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:58 am

Well...I just got home a little while ago and took off the wheel. It seems to be fine. I went ahead and rotated the tires too and the "out of balance" noise is gone. Spacers were good and tight.

I watched the wheel almost the whole way home (except when I had to watch the road

) and I think it was just uneven pavement that made it look like the wheel wobbled. That combined with a dirt spot on the tire made it seem like it was wobbling.

Oh well...all seems OK now!

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:09 pm

Somebody's smokin' too much crack......

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:13 pm

NTXCrew wrote:Somebody's smokin' too much crack......

I'm trying to cut back...but the voices won't let me.

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:27 pm

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:34 pm

thanks for all this stress you put on us...

2bunik · Post by **2bunik** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:56 pm

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:20 pm

a2b wrote:thanks for all this stress you put on us...

Everyone could use a little extra stress in their lives...it gets the heart pumping.

Mike H. · Post by **Mike H.** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:37 pm

AZS10Crew wrote:......noticed that the left rear wheel isn't spinning straight. Would this be a sign of just a bent rim or would a bent axle make the wheel wobble too?

Hmm, I've noticed my wheels spin in circles. I'd be concerned if they started spinning straight. Was there alcohol involved last night? It could be your wheel is fine and your head is wobbling.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:47 pm

Mike H. wrote:
AZS10Crew wrote:......noticed that the left rear wheel isn't spinning straight. Would this be a sign of just a bent rim or would a bent axle make the wheel wobble too?
Hmm, I've noticed my wheels spin in circles. I'd be concerned if they started spinning straight. Was there alcohol involved last night? It could be your wheel is fine and your head is wobbling.

Having been there more than a few times myself...

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