Re: Front end shimmy and shake problem

Posted by Mike Flanagan on October 26, 1997 at 08:43:40

In Reply to: Re: Front end shimmy and shake problem
posted by Tony Sillman on October 26, 1997 at 07:48:06

Tony, I'm curious, when setting the toe in how do you obtain the adjustment. In other words how do you increase or decrease the toe in?
The Model A Fool.
: I had the same problem with my '29 Tudor for two years.We checked the toe-in/tow-out, checked the wheel bearings, made sure the brakes weren't dragging, and rebuilt the steering box, all with no luck.What I finally did was to tighten the tie rods as tight as I could.When we checked the toe-in/toe-out we used a screwdriver, this time I used the flat end of a crow-bar (which fits perfectly in the screw) and was able to tighten these up a good turn and half.
: Since doing this, I have not had one shimmy or shake.One of my friends commented that my steering wheel will feel stiffer now, but I haven't noticed any difference.
: Any questions or comments, write back here, or e-mail me.
: Tony Sillman

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