SolObsession

Ok, on my way to the Honda dealership this morning to get my car worked on a sound came from my engine bay that resembled the "thud, thud, thud, thud" sound that you hear when you have a flat tire. So I pull over, check the tires, lug nuts, look in the engine bay to see if anything was loose or bouncing around, etc and I find nothing. So I turn around (home was closer that the dealership) and go home. Sure enough, as soon as I start to move it happens again. The faster I go, the faster it "thuds". Any help would be appreciated as it is my daily driver. BTW it is a 93 Del Sol Si.

kKdARIAN

hmm.. thats a toughy... are you throwing any CELS or noticing any funny smells or fluid leakage?

upgraded

check and see if anything is hanging off one of the axles or any of your belts. Maybe a something is starting to come apart and there is a chunk thats hitting the car as you drive.

SolObsession

Unfortunately nothing is hanging and no fluid leakage. I did a search for "thud" and there are a few topics but nothing that really helps. I did replace my axles already but that was about 2000 miles ago and there were no problems after I did that. This is just an all of a sudden thing.

fizzbob7

bad wheel bearings can and will make this noise

JimmyAtlantis

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I've never heard a wheel bearing make a thud sound. That starts off as more of a "hum" or "whirrr".

SolObsession

Thanks for all the reply's. I just went out and checked the tranny fluid. Unfortunatly it was full. So I took it for a spin around my neighborhood. The noise was still there but it is way more noticable when you are turning. It shakes and feels like the wheels are going to fall off when I take a corner (note: this was at maybe 5-10 mph ). Sorry I didn't add all this info in the first post but I was still half asleep and pissed.

cxSHOE

see ifyour wheels are torqued.
see if your axle nut is loose,
see if your axles are loose

and what did they work on at the dealership?

i would have just taken it back to them since they just worked on it and now this noise, i know sometimes its too much time to go back...

KlauseVanBula

Do the thuds get closer together the faster you go?
Have you locked up your brakes lately?

I know that a horribly flat spotted tire can make noise cause serious vibrations

SolObsession

cxSHOE - I was on my way to the dealer ship for a water pump and timing belt replacement. So they hadn't touched the car yet. Which would be great cuz then they would fix it FREE but now I gotta pay for something.

KlauseVanBula - No I haven't locked up my brakes. Yes the thuds get closer the faster I go.

I just searched for wheel bearing and out of the threads that I read, it doesn't sound like what this is.

93CivicSI

Tread separation on one of your tires?? - indication to me is because they tempo increases as speed increases.

SolObsession

Well......here is the official update. I am an *** and was in a hurry when I changed the wheels and didn't torque them to spec. AHHH this is why you should always be calm when you work on your car. I got frustrated and checked everything from the axles to the tranny fluid, to air pressure, etc and didn't even check the one thing that makes the most sense. Oh well. Thanks for the replys.
=ME

Ricey McRicerton

Don't sweat it man. It happens to all of us. The easy stuff will always get ya!

civicdx860

can a bad wheel bearing make a loud sound and make tha steering wheel to shake if u going about 60mph can im having that problem right now plus my car is drop about 2.5 sound can it be tha wheel bearing problem? please help???

jArceo

the bad wheel bearing noise is similar to the loose lug nuts noise..

ive had both

have u hit any hard bumps or curbs with ur wheel lately? even slow (5-10mph) hits with a curb of some sort could cause ur wheel bearing to go bad. i dont see how wheel bearing could go bad unless uve had a sudden bump to ur wheel

i remember when i had to replace my wheel bearing because i got my arm stuck in the steering wheel as i was turning and went to reset my mileage.. forgetting my arm wasnt out yet i let the p/s do its thing and catch my arm as i was still turning and hit a curb hah

crashN2u

I remember I had that problem. It got so bad that I pulled over. It was night and I couldn't see ****. Drove home 25 mi. at 40 mph. Next day I went to take off my wheel and was missing a lug nut. Two of the other ones were about to fall off and the last one was nice and tight.

civicdx860

so what should i do get a new bearing or get a new wheel hub?

honda95civic

check the tires and make sure there isnt any bubbles. i bought a car off some guy and there was the same thumping sound.. i checked the tire and the front pass. had a bubble in the tire.

civicdx860

i check it and tha tires they are ok but when i jack up my car check drive side i kinda wiggle tha tired back and fourth and felt like it was loose but it wasnt tha tired is still on tha car tha lug nut are tight can it be a wheel bearing problem or a wheel hub