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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / February 2006

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96 850 low speed steering wobble

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Russ - 18 Feb 2006 14:56 GMT
Hello all

A new development with my 1996 850 wagon.  Right now it is a little bit
cold in Florida 40-50 degrees in the morning and when I first take off
I've noticed a wobble in the steering wheel at speeds under 15 mph.
It only lasts a few minutes and after a little while, i guess once the
tires warm up, the wobble goes away.

I recently purchased some Cooper tires and they seemed great.  I did
have one patched when I picked up a nail in the tire.  The tire shop
told me to do a patch instead of a plug and I'm wondering if that is
the culrpit.

I'm wondering, do I have a defective tire or is somethig else going on?

Regards
Russ
User - 18 Feb 2006 22:46 GMT
> Hello all
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> Regards
> Russ

Swap the tries from front to rear. If the wobble returns its just the
tire cords taking a set over night in cooler weather. It used to be a
very common problem with nylon reinforced tires. With steel belted tires
it's much reduced.

Bob
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