Hi folks,
Today i took my car (02 A6 4.2) to a tire shop to have tires rotated and balanced. I used have shaking steering wheel what i was driving between 45-60mph. After balancing, shaking is gone. However they told me that front left wheel is bended a little. They put that wheel to rear left today. I asked him that if i need to replace the wheel. He says it is not too bad but it is up to
me.

What do you guys think? I do not feel anything as i drive. Also i was told that the wheel is not so bad? Should i replace it? May it cause more problems?

Thanks,

 

It all depends upon what is meant by not too bad.
If you can feel it in your seat, it should be replaced - other wise I'd live with it.

if it is badly bent, it could wear out tires quickly or wear out the suspension/wheel bearing/ etc quickly.

 

if it balanced out ok and you cant feel a vibration in your seat as NH said, you are ok. Rather than replacing it, you can get bent wheels straightened for very cheap nowadays rather than paying big bucks for an OEM wheel.

 

Yeah i do not feel anything as i drive. I asked them if they can fix it, he said that because it is an aluminum wheel, they cant fix it.