I need help I have a daily driver auto 2.2L sunfire i'll give you a breif history about the problem and what its been through 1. vehicle was lowered before now raised up again no coilovers anymore... I get a horrible vibration from the the middle to right front end started small then grew within 100 miles ( work is 30 miles away) it has gotten so bad it shakes the vehicle EXCEPT when i push either brake or accelerator past 1/8. I am pretty sure its CV but i just replaced the boot 2 weeks ago because of axel grease found in the wheel well found when cleaning... the noise started 2 days ago and has gotten HORRIBLE... need help fast.....what does everyone think?
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Jack up the corner of the car that you are thinking is the suspect, grab the top of the tire, and pull it in and out, if it moves, you have a bad wheel hub. To check that more thoroughly, take the wheel/tire off, take off the caliper and hang it off the spring, slide off the rotor, and grab the hub and try to jiggle it around, if it moves more than a fraction, its very likely failed, and needs replaced.
Does the front end "click" around tight corners? If so, bad joint. Lost grease will lead to failed joint VERY quickly in most cases. And with it having been lowered before, the joint went through more stress, so I think you should get that joint/whole axle replaced ASAP. When you are hitting the brake, you are unloading the joint so its under less stress, and when touching the gas you are loading it up which damps out the vibes.
alright im going to try thta and see what happens hopefully it isn't my hub and its something stupid... probably not but o well...
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well found out what the problem was i just don't know how it lasted a month i got my alignment done about a month ago and it turns out one of the guys didn't tighten my left side tire down correctly and @!#$ the rim up to the point that i had to replace all the studs nuts and rim cuz it wore oval shaped holes in the rim.... horrible horrible experience and im complaining to them... hence why i HATE having other people TOUCH my car...
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Hey, are they stock rims or aftermarket? If aftermarket, they may have popped out the hub-centric ring and forgot to reinstall it too. But I'm assuming its a stock rim from the sort of damage, and the fact that you didn't go ballistic. Good thing Cav steelies are dime-a-dozen.
Greg Z. wrote:Good thing Cav steelies are dime-a-dozen.
Then I know what my next upgrade is. Does a full tire fit in the spare compartment, or will the cardboard not fit?
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Nope, too thick, spare cover won't go on a full-size spare.
yeah i don't know why they designed it like that or why the design for the whole stud removal/installation requires you to take the whole hub out and not just pop the rotor off it was simple but still pain in the ass and yes it was stock wheels not need for aftermarket wheels on mine unless they are cheap 16s i have good tires on there..
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