Shaking and rattling at high speeds
#1
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Shaking and rattling at high speeds
hey guys, so last week my tires were humming very badly. I eventually figure out that the car needed a new wheel bearing, so I replaced both front bearings. Wheel noise is gone. Then, I noticed that the car and steering wheel shakes at about 75-80 mph. Not only shakes, but it also rattles a considerable amount, and I thought it was my hubcaps, until I took them off and drove it again. I know it can’t be that my hub and bearings aren’t tight, because I torqued everything to specs. I even tried rotating and balancing all my tires, no luck. What now? Should I get an alignment? Any suggestions?
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It's possible, but usually you'll only notice a warped brake rotor when you apply the brakes. I've seen it once before where the rotors were warped so bad that it had a shimmy even just driving, but it was noticeable from 20mph and up, not just at high speeds. Are you sure the suspension is tight?
Edit: You said you tried rotating and balancing the tires, did you/the shop happen to notice if there was any belt separations in any of the tires? I've also seen in the past where a tire would look fine on a balancer and spinning by hand, but once you got up to speed one of the belts would slip and the tire would go out of round. Unlikely but still a possibility.
Edit: You said you tried rotating and balancing the tires, did you/the shop happen to notice if there was any belt separations in any of the tires? I've also seen in the past where a tire would look fine on a balancer and spinning by hand, but once you got up to speed one of the belts would slip and the tire would go out of round. Unlikely but still a possibility.
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It's possible, but usually you'll only notice a warped brake rotor when you apply the brakes. I've seen it once before where the rotors were warped so bad that it had a shimmy even just driving, but it was noticeable from 20mph and up, not just at high speeds. Are you sure the suspension is tight?
Edit: You said you tried rotating and balancing the tires, did you/the shop happen to notice if there was any belt separations in any of the tires? I've also seen in the past where a tire would look fine on a balancer and spinning by hand, but once you got up to speed one of the belts would slip and the tire would go out of round. Unlikely but still a possibility.
Edit: You said you tried rotating and balancing the tires, did you/the shop happen to notice if there was any belt separations in any of the tires? I've also seen in the past where a tire would look fine on a balancer and spinning by hand, but once you got up to speed one of the belts would slip and the tire would go out of round. Unlikely but still a possibility.
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Ok, thanks for all the help guys. SO, from here I'm going to take the car and get it checked out. I feel unsafe when I feel the car shaking and making noises.
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Ok guys update... so today I had my car in the driveway, and I just moved my steering wheel an inch back and forth, and I could hear the noise it makes when I’m driving. It’s just a little clicking sound, anyone have an idea if that’s my steering column? Any suggestions?
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You could very well need an alignment.
My old Hyundai Accent had the same symptoms at speed and an alignment cleared it right up.
The noise your hearing in the steering could be an intermediate shaft, I have to do that on my cobalt as well.
My old Hyundai Accent had the same symptoms at speed and an alignment cleared it right up.
The noise your hearing in the steering could be an intermediate shaft, I have to do that on my cobalt as well.
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