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cheddarbacon

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Hey guys i have a driver side rear wable i need to know what are some causes of this happing?

 

88stangmangt

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bad wheel bearing.

 

ninjacoupe

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1) Loose rim . Usually pretty noisy

2) Bent rim. Tire and rim will wobble together

3) Bent axle flange. Tire and rim will wobble together

4) Slipped belt inside tire itself. Tire will appear to wobble on the rim

5) Too big/improperly mounted tire on rim. Tire will wobble around rim.

Jack rearend place socket on ground and rotate the wheels slowly and see.

 

88stangmangt

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well the easiest way to tell is...jack up the rear....grab the tire at 4 and 9 and see if you can shake it back and forth......if it doesnt move that way then check to see if the lugs are loose...either way it is super easy to find the culprit.IMO i would put my money down that it is the wheel bearing..since you would have long known the problem of a bent rim.

 

Michael Yount

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The car being banged hard into a curb or a sizable pothole will bend wheels, axle flanges and pop a belt inside the tire. It's actually quite common to find vehicles with bent wheels.

 

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I Got Shotgun

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Yeah i had the same problem. I took it to a belle tire and they did a free inspection. I had a bad inner and outer tie rod on the passenger side wheel. Had to replace them on Sunday and I just got back from getting an aligment done. Its handling perfect now!

 

Michael Yount

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...although bad tie rods probably won't make it wobble on the back....

 

Zero_chance

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Id check the wheel bearing first. Were lucky and dont have sealed bearings. If it aint totally shot, repack it with grease and tighten it back up. Or just tighten it back up if you dont feel like getting dirty. If it s not the bearing, then Im pretty sure every other possibility it could be has been covered. Just go through them all until youve eliminated everything.

 

88stangmangt

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Zero_chance said:

Id check the wheel bearing first. Were lucky and dont have sealed bearings. If it aint totally shot, repack it with grease and tighten it back up. Or just tighten it back up if you dont feel like getting dirty. If it s not the bearing, then Im pretty sure every other possibility it could be has been covered. Just go through them all until youve eliminated everything.

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thats why i said that is where i put my money the problem is.

 

ninjacoupe

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88stangmangt said:

thats why i said that is where i put my money the problem is.

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So he should pull the rear cover off to get the c/clip out,Pull the wheels and brakes, then pull the axles to check the bearing thats pressed into the housing and not packed with grease ? Interseting.

 

88stangmangt

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ninjacoupe said:

So he should pull the rear cover off to get the c/clip out,Pull the wheels and brakes, then pull the axles to check the bearing thats pressed into the housing and not packed with grease ? Interseting.

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never said anything about that...for sum reason i dont know why im thinking he is talking about the front........lol.....im burnt up....
since im on the right page now...and he hasnt written back he prob has a toasted rim either way i hope to god he can figure it out...

 

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Mike Erickson

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Wheebles whobble!!!!

HeHe,Sorry I had to...
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