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Old 25 Apr 2006, 01:01 am
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Default Re: Bad wheel bearing or tire?

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:49:22 -0700, Eric <say.no@spam.now> wrote:

>
>"Ron M." wrote:
>>
>> Whenever I get up to a speed of 35 m.p.h. or more with my 98' Accord, a
>> vibration and corresponding bumping noise begins. This noise is very
>> rapid sounding even at slower speeds. I can get on up to roughly
>> 65 m.p.h. and the noise continues. If I slightly turn the wheel to the
>> left at pretty much any speed over 35 m.p.h. the noise completely stops
>> temporarily until I straighten the wheel back out or turn to the right;
>> which makes it even worse. At least it seems that way.
>>
>> The tires are almost new Bridgestone Turanza LS-Hs. They only have about
>> 600 miles on them now.

>
>For what it's worth, I'm on my second set of Turanza LS-Ts. Both sets have
>worked great for me and my last set lasted about 65-70K mi. Moreover, many
>other users of this tire that I know of have not had any problems. Though
>that doesn't exclude the possibility of one bad apple in the bunch, it just
>lowers the odds somewhat.
>
>Eric



I would rotate the tires and see if the symptom changes.
While you have it up, check the CV joints.
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