Driver side tire wobbling

1992 BUICK ROADMASTER
100,000 MILES • 1.2L • V8 • TURBO • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JAVO1234
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My driver side tire keeps wobbling. I have tried wheel bearings and ball joints and it is still shaking pretty bad. It is just that one tire that is doing it. What could it be? I have taken it to two different mechanics and they do not know.
May 28, 2018 at 5:17 AM
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Is it bad bent wheel or tire slipped a belt?
Does that tire/wheel wobble if spun on a spin balancer or does any other wheel also wobble when on that spot?
I assume this is the left front.
May 28, 2018 at 8:11 AM
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It is the only tire that is wobbling and at first I thought it was the tire so I got a new on Friday. It wobbles a little bit when they lifted it Friday and yes.
May 28, 2018 at 9:31 AM
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I assume they spun balanced that tire/wheel, did it wobble on the spin balancer?
May 28, 2018 at 9:58 AM
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It wobbled a little bit but it was not noticeable.
May 28, 2018 at 12:58 PM
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Does any other tire/wheel wobble when installed at this spot?
If not other tire/wheel wobbles in that spot then it's that one wheel that is bent.
If it is not bent that bad move it to the rear.
If other tire/wheels do wobble at that location then let me know cause with a new bearing, I really do not know what else it could be, not to mention I doubt even if a bad bearing would have caused a wobble.
May 28, 2018 at 1:07 PM
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Yeah. Thank you I am going to try that in a bit.
May 28, 2018 at 1:48 PM
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You are welcome, let me know if you need anything else.
May 28, 2018 at 2:05 PM
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I really appreciate that. I switched my back to my front tire and it stopped wobbling. So it may be the rim is bent. I have gotten ball joints and wheel bearings put on for nothing.
May 29, 2018 at 7:05 AM
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Sorry about that.
May 29, 2018 at 7:46 AM