bigd0915

aight my sister has a 96ish accord coupe and it isgiving her road noise between 30 and 60 mph. are we talkin wheel bearings? or cv joints?

she did get hit about a month ago on the drivers side front fender so that may be a contributing factor.

vasponger

what kind of noise, i have them all mostly.

bigd0915

ok i just took it for a spin, she came up to the office, it sounds like a tire that has a flat spot (like that flop flop,) but its very light. and i can feel it as im slowing (coasting) all the way down to a stop, its more of a vibration at high 55-80 speeds.

King Dingaling

dude if theres a flat spot. thats a noise in itself and will cause all sorts of things. get that fixed then see if theres still a noise

projsr20det

It may very well be the wheel bearings, if she got hit.

Going down a level and straight road, turn the wheel slightly to the left- you will be loading the r/f tire\wheel bearing- check for noises.
Do the same going to the right- loading the l/f this time.

A bad bearing will get louder as more load is placed on it. Try it.

MerF

I'm thinking if she locked up her brakes ever she has a flat spot in the tread, nothing to do but let it wear even again. Or she may have a bubble starting in the tire somehere, very dangerous, check it out...those things will suddenly become blow-outs without warning.

bigd0915

i didnt mean that there was really a flat spot.. thats just what it sounds like.. it is more of a bearing (location) sound.. thanks for the advice guys.. ill try that out projsr

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