Wobbly wheel bearing?

[Didderson]

Hey guys, I bought a 92 sentra 1.6L to drive to and from school when i wrecked my 240. Anyway, it has always had a wobble at high speed on the passenger side front wheel. Like 60mph+ it will start a slight bump bump that is pretty in tune with each wheel rotation. I should also mention that during turning at these highway speeds the wobble or noise becomes more pronounced during left turns and pretty much goes away around right turns. Accelerating also stifles the wobble/sound until you stop accelerating.

This was a city car so I'm assuming the wheel bearing is bad because of curb bashing, since one would park on that side...Other than that, I'm happy to have a B13! It's no SER because I need good gas mileage, but maybe someday it'll get a nice jdm engine!

But yeah, let me know if you think anything else would cause this aka: cv joint? Thank you!!

[nametakennow]

First I'd make sure the lugs are tight. Any other noises at other times? Sounds like you're on the right track.

[Didderson]

Alright I'm sorry if it seems like I'm buggin you guys but I'm sure other people have dealt with this same problem since these cars are quite old by now.

I took the car off the ground today and checked the ball joints, not looking good. The lower ball joint for the knuckle is blown out, and so is the steering linkage ball joint. I think this is the source of my problem because the 'wobbling' or 'bumping' also happens when i go over potholes or sewer caps. Hopefully I'll get this fixed before spring break.

[nametakennow]

Glad you found it. Good luck.

[Didderson]

I wanted to clarify what was the problem in case someone searches for this thread. Actually I had vibrations in the steering wheel at high speeds and initially when I bought the car the 'alignment' or toe was way off on this particular wheel.

It was the inner tie rod Fixed and perfect now. Love it.