Patrol Wheel wobble

Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 25, 2006 at 12:47
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Whilst reading the Lonards site showing the holed Patrol piston, I read the following

The Patrol wheel wobble is well known and after many attempts the underlying problem is still undiscovered. The steel wheel rims are the most probable cause but we come across loose front wheel bearings and scarcely grease packed bearings often on near new vehicles.

When ever I have had a problem with wheel wobble, believe it or not, it was due to water retained in the gap between the rim "flange" and the inner part of the wheel. The Patrol wheel has a substantial resevoir in there and once centripetal acceleration is strong enough, the water is held in one spot and causes a wobble- happens after washing the car usually.
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