okay every once and awhile...while im driving i hear this thumping sound...its really loud and i can feel it thru the steering wheel....well tonight it got so bad i was 45 min away and had to drive 20-25 the whole way home which sucked.... whenever i let off the gas, push in the clutch, well pretty much coast...it thumps constantly...any suggestions to what this is? somethin with the steering? it only comes from the front right soo if that helps thanks

Please help !!!

 

my first thought is wheel hop.

tires out of balance.


did you increase your tire pressure in that tire recently?



Modified by drussell4801 at 3:29 AM 11/4/2004

 

motor mount?

 

Could it be wheel bearings?

 

i was thinking that was a possibility, but I'd think that wheel bearing problems wouldn't come on this fast.

 

not meaning to change topic but, is it easy and cheap to replace wheel bearing cause i think mine is bad. Shakes alot at around 70 mph.

 

shakes is almost almost always tire problems. verify you have no wheel hop before doing anything else

you also could have warped rotors and a partially sticking caliper. Are your rims hot after driving?

the wheel bearing must be pressed in/out. You have to remove the knuckle and take it to a press.

 

oooh yeah

to check if it is a tire problem, let about 5-10 psi out of that tire and then drive the car.

the problem will go away significantly if it's the tire.

one of my tires has some serious out of round so i just run the thing like 5 psi below what it should be to minimize the shake/vibration

I'm a real safe guy right..

 

im also wondering how expensive it would be to fix a bad wheel bearing. *bump*

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MtnCRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im also wondering how expensive it would be to fix a bad wheel bearing. *bump*</TD></TR></TABLE>

i had my front 2 replaced at pep boys and it was like 200-220 parts/labor
i got smart since then and now i can press them out myself. find someone with a press.....it will be MUCH cheaper.

 

i`d say your axle is going bad . mine did the same thing . no clicking ar nothing just a thump ,thump, thump noise..also check your upper balljoint .

 

okay im lost...what could it be? i have new tires on the car thats the thing....upper ball joint, axel, i would think it would be the steering maybe a tierod? i have no clue but whatever it is i cant drive with it please help!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Schaz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">okay im lost...what could it be? i have new tires on the car thats the thing....upper ball joint, axel, i would think it would be the steering maybe a tierod? i have no clue but whatever it is i cant drive with it please help!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

think back..

did the noise start right around the time you put the new tires on?

because new tires are not always perfectly round....

 

When you press the gas, if it started to bump.. It's your axles.
it only bump when pressure is press on the axles.

 

i found out what it was....the ******* friend i HAD put 86 Si rims on my car...and tightened them with a electronic impact wrench that didnt work

oh btw i bi*ch slapped him