Buzz in floor and steering
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Ok so there's this buzzing like vibration at all speeds that I can feel in the floorboard (gas pedal, brake pedal) and the steering wheel, also any imperfections in the road I feel in the steering wheel and pedals. It seems to get a tad worse the higher the RPM. Wtf is this? I can't figure it out. I replaced tie rods, ball joints, bearings, wheels, tires, control arms, shocks and struts! The works! What else?
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After this front end work did you get the alignment done? If not I recommend this which I did after my suspension overhaul, see my post. Provide more details - what year Civic, how many miles. CV axles, wheels balanced, motor mounts, a few other ideas.
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Ok so there's this buzzing like vibration at all speeds that I can feel in the floorboard (gas pedal, brake pedal) and the steering wheel, also any imperfections in the road I feel in the steering wheel and pedals.
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Yes it's aligned, 2011 civic coupe, 36k, wheels are balanced too. New tires.
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Do you have or know of any posted regarding changing out the motor mount? This may be my problem as well, I had hoped that my recent suspension overhaul had cured this, but it is still the same. Mine is more of a mild popping sound (like some thing is definitely lose) especially at slow speeds on rough roads coming from the passenger side front.
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I thought someone had posted a description of replacing the mount somewhere around here.... Not positive, but do a search for it. I know there's a pair of pics of a collapsed mount I've reused several times here.
You'd need some 10, 14, 17, 19mm stuff, mostly sockets and the like.....and a floor jack with a chunk of 2x4 to lift/hold the engine up. A little bit of muscle. Maybe a prybar.
Found someone elses descriptions here too:
The day after the part arrived, I replaced it in an hour's time. Problem Fixed. There really was not a lot to the whole process.
Materials:
Floor Jack and piece of wood
14mm, 17mm, 19mm sockets (I may have left one out, someone correct me if I did)
Breaker Bar (Or some metal pipe)
A combination of a couple of extensions
I took the upper dogbone off, and then I rolled the jack under the engine with a thin piece of wood on the jack plate. I jacked the jack right up against the engine. Just be sure not to jack the engine too much, just enough for a little support. Disassemble engine mount. I had to use a little creative manipulation of hoses and a ground wire to get the mounts out and in. Reverse actions to replace the new one. I had to gently raise and lower the jack a couple of times as I tightened the new down in order to get the engine into its original position.
Materials:
Floor Jack and piece of wood
14mm, 17mm, 19mm sockets (I may have left one out, someone correct me if I did)
Breaker Bar (Or some metal pipe)
A combination of a couple of extensions
I took the upper dogbone off, and then I rolled the jack under the engine with a thin piece of wood on the jack plate. I jacked the jack right up against the engine. Just be sure not to jack the engine too much, just enough for a little support. Disassemble engine mount. I had to use a little creative manipulation of hoses and a ground wire to get the mounts out and in. Reverse actions to replace the new one. I had to gently raise and lower the jack a couple of times as I tightened the new down in order to get the engine into its original position.
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Could certainly be the mount, there's a bulletin regarding the various ways it can fail and rattle/knock is one of them.
I thought someone had posted a description of replacing the mount somewhere around here.... Not positive, but do a search for it. I know there's a pair of pics of a collapsed mount I've reused several times here.
You'd need some 10, 14, 17, 19mm stuff, mostly sockets and the like.....and a floor jack with a chunk of 2x4 to lift/hold the engine up. A little bit of muscle. Maybe a prybar.
Found someone elses descriptions here too:
I thought someone had posted a description of replacing the mount somewhere around here.... Not positive, but do a search for it. I know there's a pair of pics of a collapsed mount I've reused several times here.
You'd need some 10, 14, 17, 19mm stuff, mostly sockets and the like.....and a floor jack with a chunk of 2x4 to lift/hold the engine up. A little bit of muscle. Maybe a prybar.
Found someone elses descriptions here too:
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You can't just turn someone loose with the car and hope.
You gotta take the mechanic for a ride and demonstrate the issue to the person.
Point it out and make sure they know exactly what you are after, so everyone is on the same page.
You gotta take the mechanic for a ride and demonstrate the issue to the person.
Point it out and make sure they know exactly what you are after, so everyone is on the same page.
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