Strange Sound!?!??

[ShiZzLe]

Hi all,
couple nights ago driving down boundary rd, wet and greasy roads as i approaced i failed to slow down enough through round-about, lost control as traction control was off, started fish-tailing through the round about, i ran over the gutter drawing me to a stop. Thankfully no visible damage.

I have had the car checked out by a mechanic, was told that there was no damage found. But suspected bearring maybe the culprit of a loud 'humming' noise from front of car. Faster i go the louder it gets.

Any advise you guys can give me to what maybe the cause of such sound, would be great.

Thanks
shiZzle :confused:

[R8HSVHRT]

Could be a tailshaft bearing

[Souljah]

Hitting a gutter may have caused some "False Brinelling" to occur in onr of your front wheel bearings perhaps?

[ShiZzLe]

well the mechanic. said he checked with a stephiscope to the bearing and couldn't hear anyhting wrong...

also where do i go to get the steering wheel straightened.. the s wheel tilts right when driving straight now.

the mec also said a new bearing for front is approx $300 each side. any way i can be sure before doing that?

the noise is that noticeable its annoying, the car was very very quiet prior to accident.. witht he exhaust being an exemption

alos the vibration is very noticeable and a anoyance once again.

[WOMBIE]

Not that this will help in your quest to fix your problem but from previous experience from very very early days owning an lsx powered vehicle,in the wet and/or when your tyres are cold traction control is your friend ;) as you are probably now aware!

Goodluck fixing your ride :)

[XLR8 V8]

Definitely sounds like a wheel bearing to me

[Millsy]

my car has started making a similar 'humming' noise comming from what i think is the front left wheel, its only just noticeable atm but still annoying cos i know its there, however i do notice is more when turning corners at low speeds, im pretty sure its the wheel bearing and not the thrust or tailshaft bearings as i louded up the clutch with the brake still on and there are no noises comming through the floor into the car, whats the average price to repair a wheel bearing does anybody know? also, its been making the noise for a few weeks now, is it bad to let it get worse or more noticeable b4 doing anythign about it, will it damage anything else? cheers

[colesy04]

I had a similar problem after contact with a gutter, but mine cause damge to the suspension. They neglected to change the wheel bearing when it was repaired, so the noise was noticable after I collected the car. However usually with a wheel bearing issue, the noise is more apparent when cornering, which is what I experienced.

[the big fist]

out of round rim.
my rears have a nasty flat spot (previous owner) and they humm/vibrate when driving.

[ShiZzLe]

hmm intresting, im hoping its not a flat spot in the rim /tyer but hey i could get a nice new set of rims if it was :P

well i think ill go and get a wheel allignment done, and see what they say, and get a quote on left bearing, hopefully that will fix it... howerver my mechanic rekons holden ones are more expensive and are around $300 fitted.

help appreciated guys

[klink]

Hi

I have an issue with my front hub bearing aswell. if you jack the car up and wobble the wheel one can notice it.

they dont appear to be that difficult to do yourself.

A 19mm socket and a allen key.

If you jack up he car and remove the wheel. disconnect the abs cable at the back of the hub.

Then remove the brake caliper etc from the rotor with the 19mm. and cable tie out the way so you dont have to rebleed brakes.

Remove the disk rotor, then undo the 3 allen key bolts behind. and out she pops. then just reverse the steps.

I hope this helps as this is what i was told this morning when discussing doing mine.

Paul

[RAVENLS1]

Definitely sounds like a wheel bearing to me

I AGREE, definitly sounds like a wheel bearing

[vxssgurl]

Hmmm, hub bearing vote from here too...

Is the vibration coming at you through the pedals, the stearing wheel, or your seat?

[ShiZzLe]

the vibration is through the pedels (edit)
update: too it back to mechanic, as noise got louder, it turns out my front right bearing is gone and the front left may be as well.

Apparently they are $310 each plus labour, so im dredding not slowing down that night, but could have been worse.

Will need a wheel alighment as well after so damage could cost $800 mark if the front left bearing is gone too, if not im lucky it was only one, ill keep you all updated

Also i bought some king springs for commadore sedans off a mate, ultra low at the back and super lows for the front. how much does it normally cost to get someone to put these springs on and will i have any problems over speedhumps etc? what do i need to watch out for when driving a lowered car. because it has the standard acclaim kit, not specail low one, it may still sit heigh enough to avoide things, ill post some pictures when it get it done in the next couple of weeks

Shizzle

well just found out the left bearing is gone too, so im pretty pissed off. got a 800 $ or so bill my way. :(

[BALLS5.7]

Hmmm, hub bearing vote from here too...

Is the vibration coming at you through the pedals, the stearing wheel, or your seat?

I am getting a vibration on my front right after hitting something on the road. Only vibrates at 80kmh or more. I feel alot of the vibration through the pedals, what does this mean? Is this the wheel bearing or a wheel alignment problem because my steering wheel is way of center. Any comments would be appreciated.

[HSVGTS215i]

Any updates on this?

I hit a kerb DOH and get the vibration through the pedals, whats the cause?

Cheers.

[RichieRedHotSS]

Not that this will help in your quest to fix your problem but from previous experience from very very early days owning an lsx powered vehicle,in the wet and/or when your tyres are cold traction control is your friend ;) as you are probably now aware!

Goodluck fixing your ride :)

I think you may have a false conception of how traction control works. It will do nothing for you if you approach and / or attempt to negotiate a corner too fast, it will only be of any use to you by reducing wheelspin upon powering out of the corner. If you've already lost control entering the corner........well, it's game over, regardless of whether it's turned on or not.

[HSVGTS215i]

Youd probably have a better chance of recovering from a lose with trac ctrl off if you knew how to drive..

[cbwolf]

Yep exactly right.

What you're thinking of Wombie is stability control. Very different to traction control. Traction control on hour Holdens simply applies brake to the wheel losing traction, whereas stability control will juggle throttle/brake between individual wheels to keep you going where you want to go.