steering wheel vibration
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Originally Posted by 93AccordCoupeEx
im sure most of you know this but for those who dont the 90-93 accord front rotors are pressed on so its not as easy as taking of the wheel and caliper assembly to replace the rotors. you eaither need a special machine or a slide hammer and alot of elbow grease and if you dont know what you are doing dont even attempt it!!
but 320 for one side is tooo much, i had honda do my fronts i brought my own rotors they charged me 220, for labor,
now about the shaking dont let people confuse you, i have had this problem for a long time, its most likey your wheel bearing and/or hub.
can very well be your axels too, on our cars from some reason wen the cv joints go bad they wobble!
just have it checked out because it can be a combination of everything, but if you only did one rotor on one side that was a bad idea, anyone know that if you are doing a rotor job you need to do both sides at the same time, hope this information helps you!
but 320 for one side is tooo much, i had honda do my fronts i brought my own rotors they charged me 220, for labor,
now about the shaking dont let people confuse you, i have had this problem for a long time, its most likey your wheel bearing and/or hub.
can very well be your axels too, on our cars from some reason wen the cv joints go bad they wobble!
just have it checked out because it can be a combination of everything, but if you only did one rotor on one side that was a bad idea, anyone know that if you are doing a rotor job you need to do both sides at the same time, hope this information helps you!
do those brake shops check the cv joints and wheel bearing and/or hub? What's a good shop to have these cheked? Thanks much.
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humble hyper, most shops wont check unless you specifically ask. or just tell them the problem you are having and ask them trouble shoot it for you..
wedley 2 a diy for what? post the link, i dont know what you are talking about
Originally Posted by wedley2
i actually have a DIY on this and all i needed was a long bolt and a regular hammer.
Last edited by 93AccordCoupeEx; Feb 21, 2006 at 05:40 PM.
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Originally Posted by humblehyper
How much does it cost to have the rotors fixed from a honda dealer? And what is causing the rotors to warp? Is it just coincidence that I changed my rim and tires that the rotors warped? Thanks
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does it still shake after replacing the rotors?
If it doesn rotate the tires from front to back just too see if it a balancing issue. Sometimes balancers at shops arent calibrated well so they might be off a lil. If rotating doesnt help then take ur car to a shop to balance the tires(different one from where the tires were installed) and also ask them to check the balance before popping off the wieghts that are installed already.
When wheel bearings(also known as a wheel hub on accords) go bad they hum and they have play which might cause a disturbance but i have never noticed them to shake the steering wheel. If something is humming then while driving straight when noise is humming then turn the wheels left and right(a good amount so the car loads most of the weight to different wheels) if the noise goes away when turning left then it is the left wheel bearing and if it goes away while turining right then it is the right wheel bearing.
Sorry for the long post but hopefully it will help you out
JZ
If it doesn rotate the tires from front to back just too see if it a balancing issue. Sometimes balancers at shops arent calibrated well so they might be off a lil. If rotating doesnt help then take ur car to a shop to balance the tires(different one from where the tires were installed) and also ask them to check the balance before popping off the wieghts that are installed already.
When wheel bearings(also known as a wheel hub on accords) go bad they hum and they have play which might cause a disturbance but i have never noticed them to shake the steering wheel. If something is humming then while driving straight when noise is humming then turn the wheels left and right(a good amount so the car loads most of the weight to different wheels) if the noise goes away when turning left then it is the left wheel bearing and if it goes away while turining right then it is the right wheel bearing.
Sorry for the long post but hopefully it will help you out
JZ
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honestly dont waste your money.. its the tires that is causing your car to vibrate. due to bad alignment, when you drive the tires wear unevenly. and when that happen the tires start to get bumpy.. so when you drive it feels like you have some kind of suspension problem. best thing to do is get brand new tires on the front with balance and a good alignment. GURANTEE TO FIX YOUR PROBLEM