Re: HELP: 93 Toyota Corolla vibration problem!

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> On Apr 18, 3:48 am, " krp" <krp24...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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>> 1. Bent wheel.
> The tire shop showed me how the wheels turn on a machine.  There is a
> small bit of run-out.  But it was slight.  Also, wouldn't run out
> cause a constant vibration?

   Yes

>
>> 2. Bad wheel balance.
> The rebalanced when they put new tires on under waranty.  The
> vibration still intermitently.
>
>> 3. Bad bearing.
> My mechanic says that when a bearing is shot, you can wobble the wheel
> when it is on the lift by pulling on it.  The wheel didn't exhibit
> this behavior.

  A bad bearing will not always have play in it but it should be noisy. I
have 
never seen a bad bearing cause a vibration.

>
>> 4. Bad rotor or worn spindle.
> Rotors are 3k old.  Never turned before.

  Even thought the rotor is fairly new if it was warped from the brakes
being 
applied it needs to be machined or possibly even replaced.


>
>> 5. Suspension parts. (there are several high failure parts on
thecorolla)
> Mechanic says he checked thoroughly through all of them...