charliemopps
Member
So, this winter, due to my protege being TERRIBLE in the snow, I slid into a cub.
Well, this caused immediate problems. I jacked it up and could tell right away that the front right lower control arm had bent.
Since it was about 10 degrees here at the time, I took it to a shop, they pulled one from a scrap yard and replaced it for me.
They also told me that my rear left rim was bent and leaking air. I knew it had been leaking but not that it was bent.
Now the vibrations have mostly gone... but when I get up to 55 or so they come back.
It's about a once per second wirring noise, as if I'm going over the bumps on the sides of freeways, just not as loud. If I take my hands off the steering wheel it vibrates iratically and turns slight to the left and then back to the right. The car seems to drive strait though.
Now, I know everyones going to go strait for that rear wheel. But it was bent before the accident and this did not happen. Also, I'm not certain a rear tire could cause the steering wheel to act like that. The only point that makes me think it might be the rear tire is that the shop tried to rebalance it. I do see they changed the weights.
I plan on doing the rest of the work myself. Any ideas which component is most likely?
Upper control arm
Hub
CV joint
Wheel
any advice would be appreciated.
Well, this caused immediate problems. I jacked it up and could tell right away that the front right lower control arm had bent.
Since it was about 10 degrees here at the time, I took it to a shop, they pulled one from a scrap yard and replaced it for me.
They also told me that my rear left rim was bent and leaking air. I knew it had been leaking but not that it was bent.
Now the vibrations have mostly gone... but when I get up to 55 or so they come back.
It's about a once per second wirring noise, as if I'm going over the bumps on the sides of freeways, just not as loud. If I take my hands off the steering wheel it vibrates iratically and turns slight to the left and then back to the right. The car seems to drive strait though.
Now, I know everyones going to go strait for that rear wheel. But it was bent before the accident and this did not happen. Also, I'm not certain a rear tire could cause the steering wheel to act like that. The only point that makes me think it might be the rear tire is that the shop tried to rebalance it. I do see they changed the weights.
I plan on doing the rest of the work myself. Any ideas which component is most likely?
Upper control arm
Hub
CV joint
Wheel
any advice would be appreciated.