[Foodsman]

Hi Folks,

I was reading an article in the current Motorhome Magazine and there was a guy with a 37’ motorhome with 30,000 miles on it having steering issues. He constantly had to correct the steering wheel to keep it tracking properly.

Some recommended checking tire pressure, shock replacement, steering stabilizer and maybe replacing the factory front shocks with Bilstein shocks. He later noticed a vibration that was coming from the right front wheel.

He pulled the wheel and on close inspection noticed that it had no balance weights. He then noticed there were no marks anywhere indicating it never had balance weights to begin with.

He took his rig to a truck tire shop and had it balanced. They said it was so far out of balance they had to rotate the tire several times on the rim to get it in balance.

That did it, the problem was gone! I’m sure a motorhome is no different than a car where the tires are balanced when new tires are installed.

My question is, is it generally necessary to balance a tire or require an alignment between tire replacement? Or is it like a car, you have the tires balanced every 8/10,000 miles? I would think what happens to a 37' gasser is not much different than a 45' DP right?

Also, does having a Tag axle make for any unique balance or alignment issues?

Thanks guys,

Harry