"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/04/2014 at 11:49 • Filed to: None
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/04/2014 at 11:49 • Filed to: None | 0
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At about 60 mph my car starts shaking. REALLY BAD. I've had the tires rotated and balanced, and the vibration persists. Furthermore, after going autocrossing the vibration was way worse (but then got slightly better), so I'm going to guess it's a wheel hub. Is this something you'd recommend I do on my own to save a few bucks? I would need to buy a torque wrench and source a new hub or bearing or whatever, but I'd rather not make my dad have to pay a shop for something this small.
thebigbossyboss
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/04/2014 at 11:53 |
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Could be alignment out of whack.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/04/2014 at 11:56 |
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First step: lift the wheel off the ground, see what moves. You'll likely need a good floor jack anyway. If the wheel moves on the hub: hub bearing. If something else moves, begin crying.
Hub bearings usually aren't that bad to do, and if you're lucky, you've caught it while it can still be re-greased and adjusted up (many hub bearings, if not all, can be adjusted).
BigBlock440
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/04/2014 at 12:00 |
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On my car it wasn't bad. If you can change your brakes, there's usually not much more to it, 4 more bolts in my case. Do you need a torque wrench? I guess it depends on how much fun you had doing it the first time, put probably not. Whatever parts store you got the new hub assembly from might have a loaner.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/04/2014 at 12:02 |
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Awesome. This is what I needed to hear. I'll see if I can borrow my friend's floor jack later. Mine doesn't go up high enough to get the tire off the ground (friggin suspension travel, man)