Cut off, now car suffers vibrations
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Vancouver Canada
'05 C55 AMG
Cut off, now car suffers vibrations
Good day All, New '05 C55 Owner here. Had to swerve hard the other day to avoid being side-swipped. Driver side of car drove up up a meridian with a soft curb. No visual damage to the wheel, wheel bearining seems fine. Now I am now experiencing driveline vibrations, vibrations front the driver wheel and occasional thunking noise from driver wheel when driving over speed bumps. Car has 100km (65k miles).
I am going to get the driver wheel checked to make sure its not bent.
Any other suggestions of what to look for would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I am going to get the driver wheel checked to make sure its not bent.
Any other suggestions of what to look for would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 241
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From: Edmonton
2003 C32 AMG
Low speed vibrations or high speed vibrations?
Low speed indicates an issue with a wheel or tire... (out of round, balance issue) its possible you knocked off the sticky weights. Could have damaged the tire liner causing it to separate (tire will hop on a balance machine)
High speed vibration? (above 60km/h) sounds like you might have damaged a ball joint, or a tie rod end.
I would start with the easy things, check the wheels/tires for balance and roundness. If all is good there, have a buddy give the wheels a shake side to side and up and down while you check the ball joints and tie rod ends for up and down movement. (car must be off the ground)
edit: One thing I forgot to mention is don't overlook any of the bushings. Control arms, sway bar links, strut mounts, etc.
Low speed indicates an issue with a wheel or tire... (out of round, balance issue) its possible you knocked off the sticky weights. Could have damaged the tire liner causing it to separate (tire will hop on a balance machine)
High speed vibration? (above 60km/h) sounds like you might have damaged a ball joint, or a tie rod end.
I would start with the easy things, check the wheels/tires for balance and roundness. If all is good there, have a buddy give the wheels a shake side to side and up and down while you check the ball joints and tie rod ends for up and down movement. (car must be off the ground)
edit: One thing I forgot to mention is don't overlook any of the bushings. Control arms, sway bar links, strut mounts, etc.
Last edited by Supgee; Oct 2, 2013 at 01:21 PM.
