GraffiD17

When ever I'm making a right turn going about 40mph my left wheel makes a vibrating noise. Could anyone know what the problem could be?

escadi

I don't mean to state the obvious but, did you check to see if the lugnuts aren't loose on the left wheel? Then the vibration would come from the loose wheel. Just putting in my 2cents in.

S-LudeDan

is your steering wheel vibrating while u are turning?

you might have balance issues

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trainofthought3

is there grease slung everywhere behind your wheel? are the boots cracked or missing from your axles? it sounds like an axle problem to me

S-LudeDan

+1

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drummerboy

I had my front left wheel come off on the highway, so I wouldn't feel right if I didn't chime in and say for a couple weeks check your lugs at least once a day. See if they're getting more loose after driving. I was fortunate to be in traffic, so I was only going 30mph, would hate for it to happen to anybody else though.

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96 Prelude S Turbo - Blown motor 1/4/10
DOHC F20A Turbo - November 2010

TypeT

wheel bearing?

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S-LudeDan

This usually happens when the lug nuts are not tightened properly or tightened in a wrong pattern. Impact Driver or something similar strength is the only way to go to make sure its safe.

When u must change a wheel or something and you hand tighten it, go to a place where u can get it impacted properly.


Also as a rule of thumb, after any hand tightening, go in reverse and brake a few times, reverse and brake etc. Then get out and tighten again.

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escadi

yep, almost happened to me too. The crappy dealership I bought my lude from didn't torque them correctly and I realized the issue soon enough. I had one nut already gone, the rest were pretty loose and only one was really hold the wheel on the hub, it was crazy to thing I was driving around 70 mph with a loose wheel!

@S-LudeDan
Aside from the cases of changing a flat on the road. Tightening the lugnuts in a star pattern to a specific torque spec should suffice instead using a impact wrench, yes? I like to keep my wheels torque around 80-85 ft-lbs

S-LudeDan

It is still a good thing to go and get them reinsured with an impact driver as soon as the main wheel is back on.

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zfinatic

Impact driver on lug nuts? You don't want to over tighten them.

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S-LudeDan

who said anything about overtightening? there is a torque setting that disables the driver.

I am not sure what the damn thing is called. All I know is that 99% of all mechanic shops use this to to put wheels on.

maybe pneumotic driver? most of the ones I seen are air driven. Just dont know the names for it. I thought its called Impact Driver.

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Neeks

I know that at the shop I work at we use torque sticks that go onto the impact driver before the socket to tighten the lugs to a certain torque. There are 60, 80, 100, 120 and 140 ft.lbs. I believe most honda cars are 80 ft. lbs.

My opinion is that before you tighten up your wheel, take it off and see if there is corrosion building up between the rim and hub. It is a common problem with aluminum wheels and is a major problem with wheels coming loose.

As for the vibration, after you make sure your wheels are corrosion free and tight, I would shake the tire top to bottom and side to side to see if there is any play which could be from a wheel bearing or play in the rack. If you feel any play I would suggest getting it checked out by someone who can look and see if either need to be replaced.

ChemESGH

Mine does the same thing and I'm pretty sure it's the cv axle. Last oil change a couple of weeks back I saw grease had been slung from both cv axle boots. I typically only hear it when my window is down and radio is turned down. I haven't heard it from the passenger side, but it may just be because it's not loud enough yet. I'm planning to just go ahead and replace both axles.