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heinz57
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Aug 28, 2010, 8:18 AM
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Front end ibration
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Have a 93 Buick Skylark 3.3 approx 160,000 miles. Developed a steering wheel vibration at speeds over 20 mph when turning to the left only, going straight or turning right causes no vibration. Have checked motor mounts, wheel bearings, struts, ball joints, tie rod ends, bushings and cv boots. I do have a seal leak at right side of the transaxel but everything else checks out ok. Wandering if I have a bad inner cv joint and best way to check it.
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Hammer Time
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Aug 28, 2010, 8:28 AM
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Exactly how did you go about checking the wheel bearings?
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heinz57
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Aug 28, 2010, 10:52 AM
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Thanks for the response. Jacked up car and did the 12 6 and 9 3 and no movement.
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Hammer Time
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Aug 28, 2010, 10:56 AM
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That will never work here. These are hub assemblies and rarely show any movement. Wheel bearings are still a real possibility.
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heinz57
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Aug 28, 2010, 11:32 AM
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So there must be a way to check the wheel bearing. I have no noise coming from the wheels. Have replaced hub assembly before on my other car but could tell bearing was bad from noise. What other way can I check the bearing?
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Hammer Time
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Aug 28, 2010, 2:18 PM
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But you do have a noise. You just don't know where it's coming from. Hub bearings are not easy things to diagnose simply because until they are totally shredded, they only make noise with the weight of the car on them so you have a real hard time hearing them when the weight is off the wheel.
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heinz57
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Aug 29, 2010, 8:00 AM
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So what do you recommend? Started this thread so I would not be spending money replacing parts without knowing for sure where my problem was.
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Aug 29, 2010, 8:04 AM
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I'm afraid the Internet is not the best way to look for a noise solution. This is the type of problem that is recognized by a trained ear with years of experience. I suggest you get some opinions from some reliable local shops. We can advise on on facts and procedures but we can't hear noises so we can't be much help there.
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