do me a favor. rotate the tires again and see if the problem still exists.
please.
Did it. Had our fleet mechanic do a front-to-back rotate while at work today (cost me a $5 tip, thank you very much!). On the way home, I tried to force it into a wobble at one spot that I KNEW it would happen, and it happened. Needless to say, I did this at low speed and prepared for the worst, with no other vehicles in near proximity.
My mind (or sloppy typing) may have played a few math tricks on me in previous posts, but after looking at all the paperwork I have the following facts to present to you:
The tires were installed NEW at ~195,*** miles.
I purchased the truck with ~203,*** miles on the clock, which is in line with the previous owner's claim of 'less than 9000 on them' when I bought it.
I recently rotated the tires front-to-back at ~210,000 miles.
The tires are Michelins with a 70,000-mile warranty. Right now they have ~16,000 miles on them.
As far as I can determine, this is the first rotation of the tires since new. I do live in an extreme desert climate, probably the hottest place in the USA outside of Death Valley. The truck came from Phoenix, which runs a close second!
At this point, I believe it would be prudent to have the tires inspected for separations/defects, and have the front end thoroughly inspected for worn/defective components, probably in that order.
Do you agree? Your opinion matters...I'm hinging my actions on the expertise of the members here.
Thanks again-
Dave