Rear vibration after going over a curb
06-06-2021, 07:08 AM
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Rear vibration after going over a curb
Yeh.. Its so unfortunate that this happened.
About 5 weeks ago, while making a left turn on a very narrow street, my rear left wheel went over a curb and it bent my 20" wheels. (at about a speed of 15 to 20km/hr)
It was a pretty hard hit and it's been vibrating on the rear left wheel ever since.
So I have gone to fix the bent wheel, rebalance it and also do a wheel alignment on all 4 wheels to cross that out of the way.
I've also swapped the rear right wheel (which is the good one) to the left and vice versa to rule out that the left bent wheel is fixed properly. (It is as I don't feel the vibration on the rear right.)
However, I am still feeling the vibration from the rear left. More noticeable over 50km/hr and constant vibration over that.
So after doing more research on this, I'm now thinking that I might have bent the flange and perhaps damaged the bearing.. Or worst case scenario, I have bent the axle shaft.
Now.. my question is.. I've seen some videos that the bearing can be adjusted? Is this true? Have any one got this done before?
And have anyone actually managed to fix the vibration just by replacing the bearing or the flange?
About 5 weeks ago, while making a left turn on a very narrow street, my rear left wheel went over a curb and it bent my 20" wheels. (at about a speed of 15 to 20km/hr)
It was a pretty hard hit and it's been vibrating on the rear left wheel ever since.
So I have gone to fix the bent wheel, rebalance it and also do a wheel alignment on all 4 wheels to cross that out of the way.
I've also swapped the rear right wheel (which is the good one) to the left and vice versa to rule out that the left bent wheel is fixed properly. (It is as I don't feel the vibration on the rear right.)
However, I am still feeling the vibration from the rear left. More noticeable over 50km/hr and constant vibration over that.
So after doing more research on this, I'm now thinking that I might have bent the flange and perhaps damaged the bearing.. Or worst case scenario, I have bent the axle shaft.
Now.. my question is.. I've seen some videos that the bearing can be adjusted? Is this true? Have any one got this done before?
And have anyone actually managed to fix the vibration just by replacing the bearing or the flange?
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06-06-2021, 09:46 PM
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Sounds like a damaged hub or wheel bearing. Unlikely the axle shaft is damaged because it has multiple degrees of freedom to move.
How is the tread wear? Does the vehicle pull to one side or another?
Changing the repaired wheel to the other side, and vibration remaining on the curb-struck side suggests hub or wheel bearing damage from the curb strike.
How is the tread wear? Does the vehicle pull to one side or another?
Changing the repaired wheel to the other side, and vibration remaining on the curb-struck side suggests hub or wheel bearing damage from the curb strike.
06-07-2021, 04:36 AM
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Yes.
My understanding from this is that, axle shaft is not the cause of this.
The vibration is coming from the end section of the rear left.
I've gone to speak to my dealership about this and they suggested that the axle shaft is not that easy to bend. Especially the rear ones.
Ive got it booked for them to have a look on this Friday, and I requested them to please focus on the bearing and the flange (Wheel hub) to see if they are bent.
It would be really interesting to see what sort of damage there is.
Quite unbelievable that it could cause this kind of issues with not so hard impact.
My understanding from this is that, axle shaft is not the cause of this.
The vibration is coming from the end section of the rear left.
I've gone to speak to my dealership about this and they suggested that the axle shaft is not that easy to bend. Especially the rear ones.
Ive got it booked for them to have a look on this Friday, and I requested them to please focus on the bearing and the flange (Wheel hub) to see if they are bent.
It would be really interesting to see what sort of damage there is.
Quite unbelievable that it could cause this kind of issues with not so hard impact.
06-08-2021, 02:55 PM
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And to further confirm that, I've swapped the good wheel from the right to left. I don't feel the vibs from the right.
Anyway, will get back on here after what I find from the dealer on Friday.
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