UPDATE 6/21/12 Front wheel bearing cause whole vehicle to shake?
After replacing the front wheel bearings & axle shaft support bearing in the steering knuckle I still had the same problem.
Last night I put it up on jack stands and took all the tires off to see if the vibrations was still there. I tried it n 2wd first and had just a slight vibration but nothing like I had been experiencing. I then locked the hubs; put it in 4 hi and man did she shake. I noticed that the passenger side axle shaft was pitted where the needle bearing rides when I replaced the bearings. I didn't think it was bad enough to cause a problem but I'm 99.9% sure this is my vibration/shaking problem.
This a little long so bear with me.
In have a vibration/shake that started a coupe of days ago. It does this between 25-35 miles per hour. The whole vehicle shakes & I feel like I have vibrating seats. I noticed when I did my brakes last weekend that the inner left front tire had wear like either the alignment is out or a ball joint is going bad.
I decided to rotate the tires to see if it made a difference but was still there but felt like it moved from the front to the rear. I do notice the steering wheel shaking as well when the vibration/shaking starts. It did this before & after I rotated the tires.
I bought the tires in Nov 2010 from Firestone and had a lifetime balance so I took my Sportage to Firestone after work to have them balance the tires. They come back and tell me I have a bad front left wheel bearing and it is causing the vibration.
For starters they never balanced the tires as I watched them the whole time nor did they even test drive it. They go on to tell me that when they (not in my lifetime are "they" going to work on my Sportage) replace the bearings it will need to be aligned. Never heard of this before. On top of all this the mechanic noted that the transmission (5 speed) is showing signs of excessive play and no parts are currently available to repair it. What a crock about the "excessive play"
So my question is do you think it's possible that the front wheel bearings are bad? I have 157k miles on my Sportage & I am the third owner. And does it need an alignment after I replace the bearings?
After replacing the front wheel bearings & axle shaft support bearing in the steering knuckle I still had the same problem.
Last night I put it up on jack stands and took all the tires off to see if the vibrations was still there. I tried it n 2wd first and had just a slight vibration but nothing like I had been experiencing. I then locked the hubs; put it in 4 hi and man did she shake. I noticed that the passenger side axle shaft was pitted where the needle bearing rides when I replaced the bearings. I didn't think it was bad enough to cause a problem but I'm 99.9% sure this is my vibration/shaking problem.
This a little long so bear with me.
In have a vibration/shake that started a coupe of days ago. It does this between 25-35 miles per hour. The whole vehicle shakes & I feel like I have vibrating seats. I noticed when I did my brakes last weekend that the inner left front tire had wear like either the alignment is out or a ball joint is going bad.
I decided to rotate the tires to see if it made a difference but was still there but felt like it moved from the front to the rear. I do notice the steering wheel shaking as well when the vibration/shaking starts. It did this before & after I rotated the tires.
I bought the tires in Nov 2010 from Firestone and had a lifetime balance so I took my Sportage to Firestone after work to have them balance the tires. They come back and tell me I have a bad front left wheel bearing and it is causing the vibration.
For starters they never balanced the tires as I watched them the whole time nor did they even test drive it. They go on to tell me that when they (not in my lifetime are "they" going to work on my Sportage) replace the bearings it will need to be aligned. Never heard of this before. On top of all this the mechanic noted that the transmission (5 speed) is showing signs of excessive play and no parts are currently available to repair it. What a crock about the "excessive play"
So my question is do you think it's possible that the front wheel bearings are bad? I have 157k miles on my Sportage & I am the third owner. And does it need an alignment after I replace the bearings?
