Snow-packed wheels can make for some shaky winter driving! The roads are cleared, the snowbanks are piled a mile high, and the tree branches form a beautiful arch over the roads from the weight of all the snow.
Snow. There's lots of it. At this point you’re almost looking forward to frost heave season just to be done with handling all this snow! After feeling like you've been in a wintry cocoon for three days, you’re finally back to your normal routine. You made it through, and the commute to work is actually welcome. It’s clear skies and nothing but plowed roads ahead…until you get on the highway and your steering wheel starts to shake like a washing machine on the spin cycle. You also notice a funny grinding noise when you make a turn.
This wasn’t happening two days ago. Your tires are inflated properly and were recently balanced when you put snow tires on. And the noise is new too. So what could this mean?
It’s entirely possible that you just have big bunches of snow packed in and around your tires. When this happens it will feel similar to that shaky feeling of your wheels being out of balance.
Before you do anything see if you can feel or see the build-up and knock it loose. If it’s there and too packed in we don’t recommend trying home remedies to fix it. You could damage other components and cause much larger issues. However, unless we're in the midst of a winter thaw, it will need to be removed. Fear not, friends ~ that's where we step in with our handy dandy indoor hose to clean up all that build-up. Of course we’ll do a quick road-test before and after to make sure there isn't another issue causing the shakes and noises; but we do see a lot of this in the winter, and if these symptoms appear right after a snowfall, we’re pretty certain it’s an easy fix!
Keep on truckin', stay safe, and call when you need us!
Snow. There's lots of it. At this point you’re almost looking forward to frost heave season just to be done with handling all this snow! After feeling like you've been in a wintry cocoon for three days, you’re finally back to your normal routine. You made it through, and the commute to work is actually welcome. It’s clear skies and nothing but plowed roads ahead…until you get on the highway and your steering wheel starts to shake like a washing machine on the spin cycle. You also notice a funny grinding noise when you make a turn.
This wasn’t happening two days ago. Your tires are inflated properly and were recently balanced when you put snow tires on. And the noise is new too. So what could this mean?
It’s entirely possible that you just have big bunches of snow packed in and around your tires. When this happens it will feel similar to that shaky feeling of your wheels being out of balance.
Before you do anything see if you can feel or see the build-up and knock it loose. If it’s there and too packed in we don’t recommend trying home remedies to fix it. You could damage other components and cause much larger issues. However, unless we're in the midst of a winter thaw, it will need to be removed. Fear not, friends ~ that's where we step in with our handy dandy indoor hose to clean up all that build-up. Of course we’ll do a quick road-test before and after to make sure there isn't another issue causing the shakes and noises; but we do see a lot of this in the winter, and if these symptoms appear right after a snowfall, we’re pretty certain it’s an easy fix!
Keep on truckin', stay safe, and call when you need us!
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