The last few days I’ve heard reports from many friends and family about having issues with wheel balance on their cars. Coincidence? No! We had a Noreaster, get the ice and snow out of your wheels and you’ll be all set.

On the day of the snow storm I didn’t really drive. After the snow stopped I cleaned out my driveway, and as part of that I moved my cars. I basically used the car to ram through the snow banks, and then parked on a cleared area. This pushed extra snow and slush into the wheels, and then I parked the car, so it froze. The next day I had the wheel shimmy thing going on, so when I parked I cleared out all the mess with my snow brush and everything was okay again.

The advice I’ve heard that works the best: get a car wash! I would say specifically the do-it-yourself sprayer, and focus on your wheels and wheel-wells.

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