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wierd vibration/hummin noise FIXED
#1
Posted 24 November 2003 - 05:56 PM
also when your rolling down the road, if you turn the wheel to the left the vibration and sound stop all together.. when your rollin straight or to the right its there and doesn't change..
i've already changed the drivers side CV axle (was shot anyways) and also the drivers side front hub with a known good bearing.. made no difference at all..
any ideas before it goes to the shop?
#2
Posted 24 November 2003 - 06:06 PM
Could be the other side.
DOJs can make weird vibrations also.
#3
Posted 24 November 2003 - 09:51 PM
#4
Posted 25 November 2003 - 01:34 AM
#5
Posted 25 November 2003 - 04:18 AM
Originally posted by Meeky Moose
well, it almost sounds like a wheel bearing, but has a vibration i can feel in the floorboard and steering wheel.. only does it when the car is rolling, its not dependant on acceleration or deceleration at all.. the faster the car is rolling the louder and faster the vibration is.. the slower the car is rolling, the slower the sound and vibration are..
also when your rolling down the road, if you turn the wheel to the left the vibration and sound stop all together.. when your rollin straight or to the right its there and doesn't change..
Wow sounds just like my car (the 87 GL). I'm gonna try replacing my gear oil, its been like 6 years since I've done it. CV's, well mine are ok, though the boots are starting to get old, maybe one finally gave up and let something in (stupid cat makes the boots crack early) My bet is wheel bearings though. My bearings made noise for a while in the summer, then went away in teh fall, now they are really loud now (well if that is the mysterious noise anyway)
#6
Posted 25 November 2003 - 06:44 AM
Originally posted by SubaRube
Any kind of "clunk" noises on uneven roads?
no clunks at all, nice and solid.. guess i need to swap the passenger side and see what it does...
#7
Posted 25 November 2003 - 07:05 AM
#8
Posted 25 November 2003 - 07:51 AM
#9
Posted 27 November 2003 - 06:18 PM
#10
Posted 27 November 2003 - 08:17 PM

#11
Posted 12 October 2004 - 12:58 PM
It happens around 20-35 mph. I do get a single clunking noise when i turn the wheel to the far left. Could it be ball joints?
How do I know that the ball joint are going to fail? I am getting married on Dec 5 and I do not have extra money for wrenching.
BW
#12
Posted 12 October 2004 - 04:18 PM
could also be a wheel bearing or tire (don't let tires fool you, they can cause strange symptoms). sometimes rotating the tires will show you it's the tires because the vibration will change or *move* for the lack of a better word.
you can try removing your tires and spinning the hubs by hand, you may be able to feel a bad wheel bearing (then again, maybe not). also look for play and noise in the bearings if you take a closer look by pulling the tire.
if it only vibrates around a turn, at a certain angle and speed then i'd guess a ball joint first, but may be your problem regardless.
#13
Posted 12 October 2004 - 08:02 PM
also when your rolling down the road, if you turn the wheel to the left the vibration and sound stop all together.. when your rollin straight or to the right its there and doesn't change..
i've already changed the drivers side CV axle (was shot anyways) and also the drivers side front hub with a known good bearing.. made no difference at all..
any ideas before it goes to the shop?[/QUOTE]
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