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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 10:37 AM
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Default rim is wobbling.. is it going to fall off?

ok heres the deal. im in college and i live in an apartment with 3 other guuys. i am the only one with a car here so we all "share" my car to do daily things ie. laundry. im driving my car and i notice this funny noise from the rear drivers side. i take my wheel off to inspect it, but there seems to be nothing wrong. at first i thought it was my ST sway bar hitting the frame but a friend of mine was driving behind me earlier and noticed my wheel was wobbling. now i am kinda scared. one of those dickheads must have hit something because i know i didnt, but none of them will fess up. so now i need to know what could be causing this wobbling so i can fix it. it sounds like a train inside my car now.
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 10:59 AM
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possibly a bent rotor..check to make sure nothing else behind the rotor is broken..or your rim could just be bent retarded as well without damaging the other parts of your car (if you lucky)
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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re tighten your lug nuts and balance your tires should take care of the prob.
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by KAUAI KANE
re tighten your lug nuts and balance your tires should take care of the prob.
:werd: maybe the lug nuts are loose and the rim is hitting the tire..
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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You could have a bent rim. I would try all suggestions above.
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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i was gonna say he could have loose lugnuts but then he said he took the wheel off to look at it...when he took it off he shoulda noticed they were loose and then tightened them =)
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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yeah one of your roommates could have hit a pot hole and bent it.
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 01:05 AM
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i would do all what they suggest.

funny thing i feel lucky because i have seen about 5 hub caps flying coming towards me at night and day incredible and the ppl driving dont even notice but funny funny chit wish i some how recoded
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 06:01 AM
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shit one night i was getting onto the grand central off the jackie robin. pkwy and a ****en yield sign flew towards my car. I dodged it while it was in the air but it clipped the left side of my bumper.......

Im more shocked as to how a yield sign got on the highway.....
In NY things are unpredictable.
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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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i checked the wheel.. its balanced. lug nuts are tight. any other ideas what could be making the sound?
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