Wobbly Rear Wheel - Concerning?

[Alrashid2 446]

Hey guys. Will try to keep it short and sweet. Today, while trying to move the 312-8 around in the slush and snow on some brand new Carlisle All Trail tires I just installed, I started to spin out in the snow and mud. I looked down at my rear wheel, and I noticed it looked wobbly. I tried to take a video below. When slipping the other wheel, it looked fine and symmetrical. 

 

I just had these tires installed by a shop that, for other reasons, I won't be returning to. The owner commented one tire was easy to install and the other gave him trouble. I'm now wondering if he bent one of the rims a bit, resulting in this wobble. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with installing tires, but I'd think any damage when installing tires would be directly to the bead area of the rim, not a slight bend/warp in the entire rim? Or am I wrong? 

 

Any other ideas here? This weekend I am planning on jacking her up, and letting her run in first gear in the air and looking at both tires. If I have time I'll swap wheels too and confirm it's the wheel and not the axle. 

 

Ultimately, if he did bend my rim, is it really concerning? Or am I fine to just let it go? 9 times out of 10 I'm running this on uneven woodland terrain, so I doubt I'd feel any imbalance, but these are brand new tires and I don't want to wreck the tread if it's a problem. 

 

Appreciate the advice guys!

 

[Ed Kennell 44,754]

Is the wheel seated on the hub properly?

[Alrashid2 446]

@Ed Kennell I thought I reinstalled the wheels correctly, though I will admit that I did this in my tight little shed. Hoping enough snow melts so that Fri I can bring this horse up to the garage and get a better look under bright light. 

 

Can report back then, but my hunch here is the wheel is bent and was curious how common this was and if it was a concern if that is the case 

[RED-Z06 2,712]

In general...gt wheels are very difficult to bend, its not something you would ever do accidentally or with any hand tool.  Id guess not seated on the hub or bent axle 

[SylvanLakeWH 30,526]

Check the bead where the tire meets the rim... is it seated uniformly all the way around?

[WHX?? 54,675]

8 hours ago, RED-Z06 said:

gt wheels are very difficult to bend,

I doubt that would be it. Check the hub & key. 

[Bar Nuthin 2,167]

I suppose you could bend a rim by over-tightening the wheel weights - but I'd be more inclined to think the hub and/or keyway is the issue. Based on the video, I don't think it is a bent axle or bearing issue (though it could be).

First check I would do is get it off the ground and see if you can wobble the wheel. Or remove the wheel and see if the hub is rotating true. Use something stationary on the floor touching the hub - as the motion could be minimal at the hub, but become exaggerated when watching the entire wheel.

Edited 1 hour ago by Bar Nuthin

[WHX?? 54,675]

2 minutes ago, Bar Nuthin said:

could be minimal at the hub, but become exaggerated when watching the entire wheel.

True ...  I have a front on a tractor like that. 

[Alrashid2 446]

All awesome tips, appreciate you guys! Tomorrow I'm off work and my plan is to do all of these checks in the garage.

 

The main issue is, we still have a nasty couple inches of snow/slush and I can't get my damn horse up the 30 yard hill to the garage! Praying tomorrow I have better luck with all of this rain melting stuff. Fingers crossed!

[Ed Kennell 44,754]

1 hour ago, Alrashid2 said:

couple inches of snow/slush and I can't get my damn horse up the 30 yard

Time to strap a set of 2 link Vee Bar chains and some weight on that helpless horse.