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blown bushing?

Posted: December 29th, 2003, 9:21 pm
by borntorun
i drove into a big pothole, bottoming out my car REALLY hard. ever since then when im driving my front drivers side tire makes a rattling sound...kinda like if i had a loose lug nut. also, when the car is off the ground i can grab the wheel at the top (or bottom) and it will kind of move in and out, as if making a slight adjustment in camber. my wheel/caliper/hub everything moves together.

so i know that the rattling sound is my wheel slightly wobbling back and forth...but what the heck could be causing this? did i bend something? blow out a bushing?

Re: blown bushing?

Posted: December 30th, 2003, 12:52 am
by ProtegeSTS
wheel bearing

or could be the strut to knuckle bolts... get under there and start trying to tigten stuff...see what's loose.

Re: blown bushing?

Posted: December 30th, 2003, 4:31 am
by borntorun
so you definately think its something loose...and not something broken?

i dont notice any difference at all in the handling feel, just the noise coming from the vibrating wheel hub

Re: blown bushing?

Posted: December 30th, 2003, 10:55 am
by ProtegeSTS
cant really say, so get under the car and start prodding.