Re: FRONT END VIBRATION (MOAN)

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

Sounds like you're describing my wheel bearings before I had them replaced
on the '87 5ktq a couple years ago, Matthew.  First it was the fronts, then
it was the rears  :~( .

Kneale Brownson


At 12:39 PM 11/18/99 -0600, Matthew Caprio wrote:
>Car is 88 5kq.  I started getting a front end vibration recently-- not
>something you can feel, but something you can HEAR.  It's a pretty low
>frequency (50-100Hz) moan or hum that is fairly unrelated to speed (and
>continues if I shut off the key at speed).  It will quiet if I turn the
>wheel slightly off center to either side.  Wheel bearings?  Tie rod? CV
>joint?  ANY BTDTs?
>
>TIA
>Matt