[5150mercury]

Hi all, My driver front tire wobbles back and forth. Just had inners and outer tie rods replaced, not sure where to go from there Any ideas? Thank you
Just recorded the play in my control arm, is this bad enough to need replaced? 20220513_164417.mp4

 

[Sapote]

My driver front tire wobbles back and forth

For a moment I thought the wheel was about to fall out.

Just recorded the play in my control arm, is this bad enough to need replaced? 20220513_164417.mp4

It turns out it's just a worn control arm bushing. Replace it whenever you have the time, but not urgent.

 

[5150mercury]

For a moment I thought the wheel was about to fall out.

It turns out it's just a worn control arm bushing. Replace it whenever you have the time, but not urgent.

You were able to see the video? cool. Thanks

 

[VpointVick]

Yeah, those FCABs are totally shot.

 

[5150mercury]

Ok, So I managed to record what the tire is doing as I go down the road. I also took video of my steering wheel bobbing back and forth in rhythm with the tire wobble, you can also hear the noise. Thanks to you guys, we established bad bushings, but would that bad bushing cause what's happening in the video? Thanks for looking.20220514_134803.mp4 and 20220514_135030.mp4
Edit: This is my spare tire in the video, I put it on to eliminate a rim being bent. So it does this with both daily and spare tires. Thanks

 

[cvx5832]

How many miles on those wheel bearings?

 

[5150mercury]

How many miles on those wheel bearings?

I bought it with 112000, its sitting at 12200. Probably safe to say they have never been changed.

 

[VpointVick]

I'm at 230k on my original wheel bearings.
Those bushings are clearly shot and need to be replaced regardless, if there continues to be an issue afterwards perhaps consider wheel bearings but I think we can table that discussion for now.

 

[5150mercury]

I used to DIY all my vehicles but I'm now stuck in an apartment complex with sloping parking lots. I think I am going to replace the hub, I think I can do that with just the jack? Then take it to a shop for the bushings. So frustrating to not be able to do all the work myself. Firestone stripped one of the lugs on the driver side anyway. The hub and bearing is a complete unit?

 

[VpointVick]

I used to DIY all my vehicles but I'm now stuck in an apartment complex with sloping parking lots. I think I am going to replace the hub, I think I can do that with just the jack? Then take it to a shop for the bushings. So frustrating to not be able to do all the work myself. Firestone stripped one of the lugs on the driver side anyway. The hub and bearing is a complete unit?

Yes.

 

[Sapote]

This is my spare tire in the video, I put it on to eliminate a rim being bent.

So you assume the working wheel was bent or did you verify this?
If the spare wheel is straight, then the video shows some nasty thing happened and it not related with the bad control arm bushing. Did car get in accident recently?

I don't think it's the wheel bearings issue, but you need to jack the wheel off ground then rock it at 12 and 6, then 9 and 3 and post the video. Make sure all lug bolts are tighten before the test.

 

[Sapote]

I think I am going to replace the hub

It was a very well designed and built and should last the car life, so check rocking wheel as I suggested before diving into this.

 

[5150mercury]

So you assume the working wheel was bent or did you verify this?
If the spare wheel is straight, then the video shows some nasty thing happened and it not related with the bad control arm bushing. Did car get in accident recently?

I don't think it's the wheel bearings issue, but you need to jack the wheel off ground then rock it at 12 and 6, then 9 and 3 and post the video. Make sure all lug bolts are tighten before the test.

It's a salvage title, I believe it was t-boned on the passenger side. Here is a photop of the repair. Yes I was getting the same wobble with the daily driver tire, then went ahead and put the spare on to see if was a bent rim. It first started with vibration up front a couple months ago. I changed the hub centric rings, took it out on the highway for a 100 mph because that is where it would start to vibrate, when I got off the highway the vibration turned into what you see in the videos.

 

[5150mercury]

So you assume the working wheel was bent or did you verify this?
If the spare wheel is straight, then the video shows some nasty thing happened and it not related with the bad control arm bushing. Did car get in accident recently?

I don't think it's the wheel bearings issue, but you need to jack the wheel off ground then rock it at 12 and 6, then 9 and 3 and post the video. Make sure all lug bolts are tighten before the test.

I'll go ahead and do that and see what happens. Thanks

 

[RRRM8E]

Those rings can throw things off too. I agree with skipping bearing for now unless it's really bad.

 

[Sapote]

. I changed the hub centric rings,

Hmm, I don’t know what it is.
It’s crazy to drive this car at 100mph with a wobbly front wheel like this.

 

[5150mercury]

Hmm, I don’t know what it is.
It’s crazy to drive this car at 100mph with a wobbly front wheel like this.

This wobbling just occurred right after I got off the highway to test the rings.

 

[Sapote]

I changed the hub centric rings,

Why do you need the hub centric rings -- due to adding wheel spacer for wider wheel track?

 

[5150mercury]

Yea I noticed that the hub was smaller, 72.6mm. The wheels are 79mm.

 

[5150mercury]

I'll go ahead and do that and see what happens. Thanks

So I shook it at 9 and 3 and there is a tiny amount of play, considering that the bushing on the control arm made it worse. I'm not sure where to go from here. Should I replace the bushings and go from there? When I spin the wheel with the rotor on I could feel something grabbing every full rotation. I was thinking it could be a warped rotor, but cast iron doesn't warp? Anyway, I took the rotor off and checked for any warping but the rotor is flush both sides. If it was brakes, then i would feel them grabbing the whole time i spun them, not halfway a rotation? Thanks fellas