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Wheel wobble after hitting a pothole

I have kind of a minor wobble in my steering, this happens at any speed slow or fast. It is a small vibration and steering wheel moves a small amount (2-5cm) from left to right or right to left.

This has appeared suddenly around the time I hit recently hit a nasty pot-hole in the road on a bend. Any ideas?

Asked on 29 September 2012 by J J Helsinki

Answered by Honest John
Damaged wheel rim. Needs rebalancing.

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