What would cause a wobble in the front end of my neon?

Question

I had it aligned and the tires rotated, but the wobble is still there. It is mainly at the lower speeds when I notice this. What is left to check?

Answer 1

have the tire shop rotate and balance the tires, a bent rim can be detected at that time. If the rims turn out to be fine, I would pull the rotors and have them checked for warpage, and at the same time, since the rotors are off check the bearings and sleeves for wear, replace new, or pull a set off a beater at the bone yard. make sure to take the bearings and rotors together off the same car for even wear. Check the spindle also this too might be out of true. If everything ckecks out fine in these places don't put it back together till you inspect the shocks and the struts. (when you do put the rotors back on, make sure to replace the wheel seals located in the back of the rotors or the rotors will leak the bearing grease your also gonna pack your bearings with on to the rotor breaking surface) Do this by making sure you have no side ways play, and that nothing like bushings and ruber mounts appear to be missing and/or worn to the max. If so your best bet is to fix front end damage at a shop, but at least I hope this answer helps you to appear knowlegeable about the problem when you take your ride in so the mec. dosnt try to work on you too.

Answer 2

It could EASILY be a wheel bearing. It doesn't happen as much at higher speeds, because the faster revolution of the wheel won't wobble as much. Here is how to check......jack up the car and wiggle the wheel left to right and then top to bottom. If it wiggles both times, it's a wheel bearing. If it only wiggles right to left, it is a suspension problem, most likely tie rods or ball joint. If you had a problem in your tire as some people are saying, the problem would have moved from the front of the car to the BACK of the car when you had the tires rotated. ALSO, for those of you saying balance your tires. SAME THING. I doubt ALL FOUR tires are out of balance EQUALLY to have the same effect on the car when the tires are changed front to back. Come on..........it has NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR TIRES or THE PROBLEM WOULD CHANGE WHEN YOU ROTATE THEM GUYS!

Answer 3

Bent wheel , bent hub , Tire separation , worn tie rods , worn rack and pinion , body mounts broken or loose . they should have seen these during the tire rotation and alignment.
Did you describe the condition to the tech who worked on the car ? That could have given him a qlue as to what to checked for .
Were the tires balanced during the rotation? That should have shown a problem in the tire or wheel or combination itself.
Do you feel the wobble in the steering wheel or the body of the car ? it may be a problem in the rear and not the front.

An easy check is to lift the car and rotate (turn) the tires and notice how much out of round or side to side wobble there is . any more than a quarter inch would indicate further checking.

Answer 4

ok it is for sure not your wheel bearing if that was going out you would hear it its a noticeable noise. and the techs who did your alignment and rotate would have spotted that if they new your concern. and yes it is your tires. your tires are seperated meaning that the wires are seperating inside the tires. you will not be able to see it but im possative thats your problem. and yes it normall change to the other end of the car when you rotate your tires but chances are that you have more than one bad tire. im a mechanic and ive put new tires on 2 different cars this week with the same problem and it fixed it.

Answer 5

Very likly either suspention componants are lose and need replacing/retorqueing, or the tires have an odd wear paturn caused by misalignment. You shoudl have a front end suspention check preformed to check to see if any ball joints, tie rod ends, wheel bearings, and so on are lose, and need replacing. Also, have the tires switched back to see if the wobble goes away, if it does then its a tire problem, if it stays, then its a suspention problem. if you need more help, or more detail, don't be afraid to ask me.

Answer 6

Your tire could have a bulge in it from a pot hole or hitting a curb... somtimes a manufacturers defect... Could be a loose wheel... check your lug nuts..Could just be out of balance. Visually inspect the tire for bulges... if all else fails bring it in to get re-balanced and maybe an alignment.

Answer 7

in case you get a % wobble, and stress out and in of it, the reason is often a worn pitman arm. (the quick link acceptable on the steerage container) verify your steerage by technique of laying on the floor, with complete weight on the suspension, and having someone interior gently flow wheel backward and forward from interior motor vehicle. little or no play shows, even as any motor vehicle is suspended, because the stress of each little thing "putting" makes all of it seem good.

Answer 8

The most obvious thing would be the balancing of the tires.

This is so obvious they should have checked it when your car was aligned and tires rotated.

Answer 9

You should have your tires balanced. If a tire is out of balance it will cause the vehicle to "vibrate" at certain speed ranges. If you hit a pothole or bump recently, it could have knocked loose a balancing weight.

Answer 10

struts or a broken belt in the tires bent wheel etc