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THank you for the replies.
I did alignment and balance, but still there are some vibrations. not strongly, but if I drive for several hours, it will tire me.
Hey man, I had the same problem in my 88 cam. only thing is mine was pretty much all the time. But if its the same thing, it might be your wheel bearing. Does it vibrate more when you turn either way? If it does, it may be your wheel bearing. if it aint that, it may be a loose steering knuckle bolt or something like that. I had that problem on my four wheeler!
Originally posted by aladdin102 how come my steering wheel vibrates when i play my sound system but doesnt shake when its off?
either you got one bad-motha-fugggin' set-up and its rummmbling like hell! OR... try seeing (w/ your system off if it rumbles while you have it in park, compared to having it in drive, with your car not moving...) it is probably related to the amount of juice that you might be pulling...
Originally posted by bigsea54 My V6 camry vibrated stongly before I balanced and align the tire and the wheel.
But in 70 mph, the steering still shake a little bit, not very strongly, but annoy me. Is it normal?
Thx
Don't know what year you got, but my '00 has been vibrating for a long time. I recently got new rims and tires and was able to practically get rid of the vibration only after the third balance. The first two times they did a poor job. then I went to another place that did a much better job. As you say, I still have some vibration, but it is nothing like before. Try going to a place that does dynamic balance and will use a "road force" or "vibration control" machine that tests your tires for out of round as well as for balance. These cost more ($15-$20 per tire) but if this does not fix it, then you have other problems or the shop does not know how to use the machine or does not really care (which scary as it is might be the case in like 80% of the cases)
As someone else suggested, make sure your lug nuts are evenly torqued as well.
What brand of tires and rims do you have? Some tires/rims just don't balance well...
Don't know what year you got, but my '00 has been vibrating for a long time. I recently got new rims and tires and was able to practically get rid of the vibration only after the third balance. The first two times they did a poor job. then I went to another place that did a much better job. As you say, I still have some vibration, but it is nothing like before. Try going to a place that does dynamic balance and will use a "road force" or "vibration control" machine that tests your tires for out of round as well as for balance. These cost more ($15-$20 per tire) but if this does not fix it, then you have other problems or the shop does not know how to use the machine or does not really care (which scary as it is might be the case in like 80% of the cases)
As someone else suggested, make sure your lug nuts are evenly torqued as well.
What brand of tires and rims do you have? Some tires/rims just don't balance well...
ThanK you all for the replies.
I bought the tires from Costco and they balanced the tires for me. The tires are Bridgestone Re950. After the first balance, I felt a little shake in highway at 70mph, so I went for a second balance, but not much improved.
Is it expensive for lug nuts check or other possibility check?
either you got one bad-motha-fugggin' set-up and its rummmbling like hell! OR... try seeing (w/ your system off if it rumbles while you have it in park, compared to having it in drive, with your car not moving...) it is probably related to the amount of juice that you might be pulling...
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I got the same exact tires at Costco a few days ago too! Sweet deal, huh, with the $60 off the whole set. What size did you get? I'm enjoying mine, and they are replacing the shoddy 92's
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I bought the tires from Costco and they balanced the tires for me. The tires are Bridgestone Re950. After the first balance, I felt a little shake in highway at 70mph, so I went for a second balance, but not much improved.
Is it expensive for lug nuts check or other possibility check?
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Honestly, I gave-up hope for a perfect balance.
If they are nice, the'll torque the nuts for free. Just make sure they do not overtorque them (should be 76 lb/ft). Shouldn't make much of a difference but is one less thing to worry about.
A word of warning though. You might want to reconsider if it is worth it - I went this route myself with Sears/NTB. Since balance for life was free (part of the deal), I went there several times (more like 8-10 times over the life of the tires - at every 5-6K for rotation and balance and usually once more for them to re-do the balance...). Never could balance perfectly - some times better than others, but vibrations were there always. The result was that they stripped my lug bolts, because they torqued them too much (up to 100 lb/ft). I ended-up replacing all studs and lug nuts and this is not cheap, since I didn't want them to touch my car anymore (parts only from Toyota was about $100, replaced myself).
Basically, if you can't get good balance two-three times in a row without tire or wheel problems, change the shop give it another try then if it still does not work give-up, because it may end-up costing you more...
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