"Ron M." <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message
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>> "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. If it were a bad tire that is causing the
>>> problem,
>>> I don't understand why the noise will completely stop when I slightly
>>> turn the vehicle at cruising speed. This is why I would lean towards a
>>> diagnosis of a bad wheel bearing. It appears to be coming from the left
>>> front wheel area of the car.
>>>
>>> Lastly, can a bad CV joint produce this same type of noise with these
>>> particular types of Honda cars?
>>>
>>
>> Here are a couple of links to two of my old posts where I describe how to
>> check the wheel bearing, ball joints, and front suspension for loose and
>> worn parts, http://tinyurl.com/nbord and http://tinyurl.com/m45r8. Follow
>> the procedures I've described and then let us know what you find.
>>
>> Eric
>
> As it turns out, the guy at the tire shop where I purchased the tires a
> few weeks ago obviously didn't get the lug nuts tight enough on the left
> front wheel and they had all four worked themselves extremely loose. You
> couldn't tell it by just looking at it. But when you jacked the car up and
> grabbed the top and bottom of the tire it was immediately obvious what was
> causing the previously described problem. I would have never dreamed that
> this particular tire shop would have done this to my wheel. :-(
>
> Needless to say that this particular mistake of theirs could have ended up
> costing me my life. Or at least screwed up my car in a major kind of way.
> The lesson learned here is that I am now going to invest in my own torque
> wrench and go behind these people whenever I have a new set of tires put
> on, or have them rotated, etc. This is pretty sad to me...
>
> Ron M.
>
I had that happen once. Take a close look at each lug nut seat on the wheel
to ensure the wheel isn't cracking. I had to replace the wheel and all the
lugs.

Mike