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Passenger side rear wheel wobbles - help

Old Mar 3, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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Default Passenger side rear wheel wobbles - help

What could cause the passenger side rear wheel to wobble? Yes the lugnuts were tight - my first check. I have a vibration driving on the interstate, so I thought I would check all the wheels at home. Jacked up the passenger side and I can wobble the rear wheel - pretty noticeable. All other wheels have no wobble in them. I removed the wheel and the brake drum. I could then wobble the piece that the studs are connected to? What could be the issue? I am lost and would like to fix this before the wheel possibly falls off driving down the road!!! Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks Bryan
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It is an easy fix or not. I am fairly mechanically inclined and not afraid to try stuff myself. Thanks for the help.
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Sounds like your rear wheel hub is failing.
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Default Re: Passenger side rear wheel wobbles - help

Originally Posted by mustangman_93
What could cause the passenger side rear wheel to wobble? Yes the lugnuts were tight - my first check. I have a vibration driving on the interstate, so I thought I would check all the wheels at home. Jacked up the passenger side and I can wobble the rear wheel - pretty noticeable. All other wheels have no wobble in them. I removed the wheel and the brake drum. I could then wobble the piece that the studs are connected to? What could be the issue? I am lost and would like to fix this before the wheel possibly falls off driving down the road!!! Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks Bryan
If you have a vibration (like between 55-70mph) on the Interstate, I would start with having the tires checked for bubbles or uneven wear. If your tire looks good I would then take it to get balanced at a tire shop. Sometimes the little weights that are used to balance tires fall off causing your tire to shake or vibrate. If it wobbles at low speeds than I would pursue the bad wheel hub.
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Is it a top-bottom, left-right, or all the above wobble when you try it by hand?
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All of the above wobble.
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Hub/bearing assembly. Change it ASAP.

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...e=article&k=12
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Thanks guys for the info. Help is very much appreciated.
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