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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / March 2005Dropped (( Max Car From Jack Need Help
Hi, About 2 years ago I was changing my brakes and the jack fell out and the car landed on its rotor. I guess it fell about 12". After the fall I noticed a vibration in the front end and steering wheel at speeds aver 65mph. Since this happened I've had new tires intstalled, new rotors and brakes and alignment. But I still have the vibration. My wife wants the vibration gone or a new car which we can't really afford. What is the most likely cause of the vibration? Thanks in advance > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks in advance Year? Miles? The 12" fall shouldn't really hurt anything. I'd guess you still have a balance problem. Have you tried rotating the back tires to the front? Might also try having the tires balanced on the car (call around, not all shops can do this). Also, lots of miles on worn out struts can cause this. The car dropped at 30K but sonce then I've replaced tires twice, changed rotors, brakes and had an alignment and I still get vibration at high speeds. > The car dropped at 30K but sonce then I've replaced tires twice, > changed rotors, brakes and had an alignment and I still get vibration > at high speeds. Was the axle damaged in the fall? I'd still try the on car balance. I'm not sure about the axle being damaged. But my mechanix said that if the bearing was causing the vibration, at high speeds, that I would hear a noise. I only have the vibration at high speeds and there isn't any scraping, etc. noises from the bearing. I'm wondering if the guys here who had their bearing chnaged - if you heard any noises from the bearing or was it just a vibration like I had at high speeds? > I'm not sure about the axle being damaged. But my mechanix said that > if the bearing was causing the vibration, at high speeds, that I would > hear a noise. I only have the vibration at high speeds and there isn't > any scraping, etc. noises from the bearing. I'm wondering if the guys > here who had their bearing chnaged - if you heard any noises from the > bearing or was it just a vibration like I had at high speeds? There's only so many things spinning that can be causing it. The axle, the bearings, the rotor, and the wheel/tire. If the axle hit something on the way down, it could be damaged. It could be the bearing retainer that was shifted out of center too. I don't agree that it would have to be noisy. Change the bearing on that side and the vibration will be gone. I have had the same thing on a Sentra... > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks in advance Yes. Not only the bearing but the structure that hold the bearing. Unscrew the whole thing out and take it to the shop.They will staighten that structure while replacing the bearing. I had that done on the rear wheels of a max 97 after a similar incident and all the vibrations have gone after that > Change the bearing on that side and the vibration will be gone. I have > had the same thing on a Sentra... [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Thanks in advance > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks in advance Damn that sounds dangerous! How did it happen? have the wheel bearing checked and the inner and outer tie rod ends checked on the side that was dropped > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks in advance > Hi, > > About 2 years ago I was changing my brakes and the jack fell out and > the car landed on its rotor. I guess it fell about 12". After the fall > I noticed a vibration in the front end and steering wheel at speeds > aver 65mph. You could have bent the hub. It's easy enough to check with a dial indicator. Remove the wheel and caliper and use the lugnuts to hold the rotor to the hub, Indicate the rotor. Then remove the rotor and reinstall 180 degrees from where it was and reindicate. From this you should be able to determine if the hub is straight or not. If the hub isn't straight, you'll never get the car smooth at speed but can still be smooth braking.  SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com The bearing does not ahve to make audible noise to have been flat spotted by being dropped on the rotor. Change the bearing and you will be done... > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks in advance |
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