An Alien Encounter

[Lumpy2]

Hi from Wobbly Wheels,

Like me, you too might have wobbly wheels. They come and go and sometimes confuse you for just when you think that they are gone forever, strangely they return when you least expect it.

How do you get them?

Well it could be as simple as taking your car to the local garage or tire place to have new tyres or wheels fitted to you car. You drive in OK and then later you notice that the car wobbles a little as you drive out of the shopping complex. No troubles, it must be all the new roadwork they have been doing in the car park. All is soon forgotten as you get your new HD video machine home and set it up to work on your favourite sports channel.

Then comes the weekend, you put the family in the car and go for that long awaited trip away. Apart from the occasional waddle things go smoothly in the suburb, but as you approach the 80k zone you notice a slight rumble coming through the steering wheel but, out on the highway strange things begin to happen.

As the car cruises along and you turn this way and that the steering wheel begins to take on a life of its own. It is as if some alien has entered your car and is fighting you for control of the steering wheel.

Well not a problem, the wheels are new, the tires are new and just need to settle down, all will be well when they get up to temperature.

Days move into weeks, months and years as the elusive alien comes and goes. You talk with the mates who make all sorts of suggestions, have an alignment done, maybe a balancing weight has fallen off, are the tyres OK - even new tyres can do strange things. Have you had the wheels checked, what about the suspension, is it a bit worn?

You could take the car to the local alien exterminator if you could find one.

But, here’s a tip.

After much mechanical work, expense and frustration we stumbled over an alien exterminator in a country town. It was as simple as tensioning the wheel nuts on the car wheels to manufactures’ specifications – evenly, as under, over or uneven tightening of the wheel nuts can cause the alien to appear.

Now our alien has been banished to places unknown and I no longer have wobbly wheels. You too can be an alien eliminator, without using a mouse, by following our tip or you can ask your garage to be one for you.

So, I hope this simple message helps you have a happier and less wobbly Christmas.

Regards, Keith Harris [alien eliminator]

Wobblywheels2@aanet.com.au

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