WHY ME? WHY so many problems

[Chris Benvie]

I got my car back after not having it for a month, while it was geting a bunch of body work done. When i gotitback, i have many symptoms, as follows.

When i turn the wheel to the left, i got alot of squeaking coming from the right front wheel, and alot of squeaking from the right rear wheels as well, especially while braking. I also have knocking coming from the right front side as well, i tightened up the Alum SFB's, fixed the stripped one too. Is this maybe a warped tire or a warped wheel, its all when i turn to the left, can someone please tell mewhat the problem is. I'd really appreciate it. Or someone please buy it out from under me

thanks, chris

 

[sdpatt]

Squeaking from the front suspension while turning the steering wheel is usually caused by the outer tie rod ends. Turn the wheel and grab them with a wrench adn rotate them up and down. Hear the squeak? If so, you can inject grease into the stock rubber boot with a large hypo needle or add grease to the grease fitting if so equipped. You can also replace the tie rod ends, but you will ahve to have the toe-in reset afterwards which runs up the cost.

What kind of squeaking from the rear wheel? It may just be debris embedded into the pad that must wear off. I can't hear it so I am at a loss as to what to look for.

 

[snowwind1990]

Turn the engine on and turn your wheels as hard to left as you can. Turn off car and get and look at the tie rods,,short arms to the CV Boot,,is the boot split, you should see it clearly from that position and the rod too...look at the tire itself..does it look like it is leaning out , is the inflation correct on all four? and the balance? outside weights all there..do not balance and place weights on the inside rim...it don't work..don't ask me why, I don't know, it just don't. turn the wheel a little from the inside or have somebody do it for you,,does it shake a little when you do that or groan....
we need to have a few questions answered to diagnose more for you./.,....tell us more. We all have problems......wheels are easy..relax, help is coming your way.
Ma Ma M thumbs_u

 

[SHODWN]

wheel bearings...

let me know I got a good line on them and can press them in for you

 

[Mike Kopstain]

Wheel bearings will give you a grinding or humming noise and the noise is excentuated when rolling pressure is applied to that wheel. A squeak is most likely a tie rod end as scott said. I've gone through four wheel bearings and currently my tie rods squeak up a storm. I didn't know you could inject grease into them. I'm going to try that Monday.

 

[SHODWN]

Well Mr Specialist, when your bearings are bad it will give your wheel play, causing uneven pressure on your pads makeing a squeak, or applying undue pressure on a tie rod and ball joint. But your a "Specialist" so you already knew this.

Im sure you know that you can also grese your ball joints and cv axels the sane way.. its not a new trick.

 

[Mike Kopstain]

I did not know that. That must be why I got the grinding sound of death when turning the wheel on my car when the FR bearing was out. I learnded sumthin.

I knew about the ball joints and CV's, but I thought you had to buy new CV boots. The kind that are openable. I usually just find it cheaper to replace the whole halfshaft.

Oh and I'll just assume you were being yourself on the rest of that post. wink

<small>[ October 20, 2002, 03:35 AM: Message edited by: Mikeys_Taurus ]</small>

 

[RStalveyARFF]

You can buy the CV boot clamp tool for 5.99 @ autozone. Then get the clamps and you can pull the boots off as much as you want.

 

[sdpatt]

SHODWN:
Well Mr Specialist... But your a "Specialist" so you already knew this.

Im sure you know that you can also grese your ball joints and cv axels the sane way.. its not a new trick.

Your sarcasm and avatar image are quite unbecoming for a "moderator." It doesn't come across very moderate to me.

The ball joints should not be lubricated by puncturing the rubber boot. Removing and regreasing is not necessary unless the boot is damaged. This is not a trivial operation.

Puncturing the CV joint boot is also not a good idea. That would require replcement of the boot.

 

[SHODWN]

Well Scott,
A. the ball joint boot can be pulled enought to get a needle in to lubricate.

B. As Erik Trembly said the strap kits and tools are way cheaper than replaceing the joint, but inserting a needle at the small clamp and adding greese will noy damage the boot in any way, and if your are worried about it you can always clean the area and use urethane to cover the needle sized hole.

C. Scott Im about your age and have been repairing all kinds of cars for well over 20 years now, So I know a few thngs, and a few more tricks. My comments were not directed at you, and I would not question what you say. Why must you do that to me? AS far as you not likeing my avatar well thats a personal issue for you, and as a member not as a MOD speaking I really dont care what anyone anyone thinks of it, its mine for well another 7 hrs untill I find a new one.

I give direct, straight and correct answers, some people like it others dont, but when you have answered "how many gallons does my tank hold" for over 9 years its gets old after a while. I have done everything that can be done to these car a 100 times and try to answer the 100+ emails I get daily..

So untill we meet up do not judge me when Im behind the PC.

 

[Chris Benvie]

thanks everyone for your help, kirk, do you have an open minute, maybe next weekend, to help me out, or even erik, if we can put the past behind us, its just didsheartening and it seems everytime i turn around its something else, BTW kirk, i left you a PM, let me know guys thanks

 

[Mike Kopstain]

Kirk you didn't address my last post so I am still going to assume you were kidding.

Just because my business "specializes" in the SHO doesn't mean that I know everything about the SHO, nor did I ever claim to. In my first post I wasn't saying that you were wrong. I was just verbalizing my experience.

If I knew everything I wouldn't have any reason to be here. I don't get 100 emails a day, more like 15 and honestly a good 5 out of those 15 I can't give a "for sure" answer to so I'll post here and get a for sure answer to and respond to the email.

Given your past "bluntness" I still think you were kidding. So I'll leave it at that.

 

[SHODWN]

Chris I nerver got the PM.. Sure anytime you want me to look at it bring it up.

Mike, While you may assume I was kidding, joking laughing or what ever- I may have been. There was a question, I gave an answer, and your answer to my post was dismissing the wheel bearing because you have never seen it do that. How does that help with his problem at hand? You dismissed the wheel bearing, while it might be as Scott has said the Tie rod end, it might not be. Have you ever had a wheel bearing go really bad on you? Some go quickly, and some give warning, Trembly is a victim of this and we had another person tonight lose one. Neither gave warning. And I mentioned that it could be, only because I know New England. Pothole’s that will swallow up your car, 6” frost heaves that were not their last night, and I have also seen Chris drive J

You and others may not like how I post but I only post when I feel that I need to speak up about whatever. I don’t care to type long drawn out shit like this much. But I seem to have to elucidate myself every time I post and it bores me. Yawn!!

One of the biggest drawbacks of communicating electronically is the difficulty of communicating emotions through text. While our education has taught most of us how to convey academic or technical ideas in written form without incurring gross misinterpretation, it not necessarily prepared us for the challenge posed by the Internet's barrier to non-verbal communication. It takes a little more verbal finesse to accurately relay emotion, mood, and tone.

Just because my avatar is flipping you off doesn’t mean that I am.

 

[Mike Kopstain]

SHODWN:

One of the biggest drawbacks of communicating electronically is the difficulty of communicating emotions through text. While our education has taught most of us how to convey academic or technical ideas in written form without incurring gross misinterpretation, it not necessarily prepared us for the challenge posed by the Internet's barrier to non-verbal communication. It takes a little more verbal finesse to accurately relay emotion, mood, and tone.

Just because my avatar is flipping you off doesn’t mean that I am.

My point exactly when I wrote this:

Given your past "bluntness" I still think you were kidding. So I'll leave it at that.

I'm not trying to make an issue out of it so lets drop it. I'm not going to loss sleep over it and I'm sure you're not either.

<small>[ October 20, 2002, 11:06 PM: Message edited by: Mikeys_Taurus ]</small>

 

[snowwind1990]

It wasn't so long ago that I warned all SHO owners of the necessity of inspecting/replacing c v boots/hub bearings,lose the passenger side you lose control, lose the driver's side,,,you lose the tranny...!!!!!
I strongly suggest all groans, chirps, squeaks and rattles, clunks, scrapes and chunking, popping sounds from the front tire/wheel area are to be considered as severe....as the aging process goes, not just miles,,,dried out parts can be the death of the tranny..then the lifeblood of the SHO is done for $$$$$ reasons..
Tie rod, boot, bearing, axles...all that is cheap!!!!!Go out and look now shoot
I have no comment regarding the scolding of attitudes exhibiting in this or any other thread....let the man who is innocent throw the first stone, or shut the **** up eek! I'm throwing out one!!! .
Ma Ma M

 

[Mike Kopstain]

Bur aren't you a woman?

 

[snowwind1990]

But Snowwind isn't and neither is Darth Bart..at my back/./ shoot

 

[Mike Kopstain]

*Ducks head down and shamefully stumbles away into the night*

<small>[ October 21, 2002, 03:17 AM: Message edited by: Mikeys_Taurus ]</small>

 

[RStalveyARFF]

Whoa Kirk. That was the most scholarly post I've ever seen!

 

[Bizzy]

Mikeys_Taurus:
Bur aren't you a woman?

I'm very glad that you ducked, hid and stumbled off into the night.

That "woman" knows more about the SHO than a lot of men here. That kind of comment...whether kidding or not is not taken lightly. Just because we're female does not mean that we have no idea of how to work on cars...many SHO women are not your typical women. I myself know a little bit more than how to put gas and oil in my car...