rotational wheel play help!
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rotational wheel play help!
Hello all,
I am new to this whole forum thing, and Honda thing for that matter. I have an 02 civic ex, automatic trans, with a roaring noise in the front end. Thought it was bearings, so I did standard shake the wheels and had no play at all. Then spun the wheels, as if they were rolling and had a lot of play with a click when the play would tighten up. Any advice on what may be going on would be appreciated. Trying to sure this thing up so I feel safe with my kids in the car. I took a short video of what I am talking about but it won't upload. Can email video if needed to see what I'm talking about.
I am new to this whole forum thing, and Honda thing for that matter. I have an 02 civic ex, automatic trans, with a roaring noise in the front end. Thought it was bearings, so I did standard shake the wheels and had no play at all. Then spun the wheels, as if they were rolling and had a lot of play with a click when the play would tighten up. Any advice on what may be going on would be appreciated. Trying to sure this thing up so I feel safe with my kids in the car. I took a short video of what I am talking about but it won't upload. Can email video if needed to see what I'm talking about.
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Re: rotational wheel play help!
If I hear bearing noise out on a test drive, I recheck and confirm the wheel bearing noise with the car in the air (on a hoist at work)...
I put someone in the car to "drive" it in the air, engine running, wheels spinning at ummmm say 45-50 MPH or whatever speed the noise was loudest.
Stethoscope on each knuckle to hear which makes loudest roar. (I use a long screwdriver as a stethoscope.)
I have heard people say listening on the coil spring makes it easy too. This might be easier to do in the driveway (on safety stands of course!) <----Um, don't aim the car at the house.
Slow the speedometer down to half the speed (maybe 25 mph), now stop ONE wheel from spinning (use a thick rag, or maybe a pry bar---be careful!). Do you hear bearing noise now?
Let it spin again, and go stop the other wheel....Bearing noise now?
If it's rear bearings, I can usually hear then "grumble" while spinning the tire by hand, and listening to the knuckle with the screwdriver.
Tire tread that has gone choppy on the edges (usually inners) can be annoying as hell too, and can sound a lot like wheel bearing noise.
I put someone in the car to "drive" it in the air, engine running, wheels spinning at ummmm say 45-50 MPH or whatever speed the noise was loudest.
Stethoscope on each knuckle to hear which makes loudest roar. (I use a long screwdriver as a stethoscope.)
I have heard people say listening on the coil spring makes it easy too. This might be easier to do in the driveway (on safety stands of course!) <----Um, don't aim the car at the house.
Slow the speedometer down to half the speed (maybe 25 mph), now stop ONE wheel from spinning (use a thick rag, or maybe a pry bar---be careful!). Do you hear bearing noise now?
Let it spin again, and go stop the other wheel....Bearing noise now?
If it's rear bearings, I can usually hear then "grumble" while spinning the tire by hand, and listening to the knuckle with the screwdriver.
Tire tread that has gone choppy on the edges (usually inners) can be annoying as hell too, and can sound a lot like wheel bearing noise.
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