Hi Folks-
The 2010 Altima in my signature belongs to my parents. I picked up the vehicle yesterday for scheduled maintenance and observed a moderate vibration while cruising at highway speeds (60+mph).
I inspected the vehicle and did not find any obvious damage to suspension components. The CV Axles inspected OK. I measured lateral runout on all 4 rotors and they were between 0.0005”-0.001”, so I think the hub assemblies are OK. However, I removed all 4 tire/wheel assemblies for inspection and observed a small bend in the driver-rear (L/R) wheel assembly:
1) Close-up view:
2) Distant view:
Could this explain the vibration that I am observing at highway speeds? I am a bit skeptical because the bend is small and the wheel is currently mounted on the rear axle.
The tires on this car are fairly new, and are Michelin Premier A/S tires with about 5,000 miles on them. My dad already had them balanced twice with no improvement in the vibration issue, so I was ready to have a road-force balanced performed. But given that we have an obvious bent wheel, I am hesitant to proceed further without resolving the bent wheel first.
What do you guys recommend?
The 2010 Altima in my signature belongs to my parents. I picked up the vehicle yesterday for scheduled maintenance and observed a moderate vibration while cruising at highway speeds (60+mph).
I inspected the vehicle and did not find any obvious damage to suspension components. The CV Axles inspected OK. I measured lateral runout on all 4 rotors and they were between 0.0005”-0.001”, so I think the hub assemblies are OK. However, I removed all 4 tire/wheel assemblies for inspection and observed a small bend in the driver-rear (L/R) wheel assembly:
1) Close-up view:
2) Distant view:
Could this explain the vibration that I am observing at highway speeds? I am a bit skeptical because the bend is small and the wheel is currently mounted on the rear axle.
The tires on this car are fairly new, and are Michelin Premier A/S tires with about 5,000 miles on them. My dad already had them balanced twice with no improvement in the vibration issue, so I was ready to have a road-force balanced performed. But given that we have an obvious bent wheel, I am hesitant to proceed further without resolving the bent wheel first.
What do you guys recommend?