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Old 08-20-2011, 10:39 AM
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I have a 2000 s40. The stearing wheel twitches to the right at very slow speed and developes into a vibration and thumping at high speed. Wife swears she has not hit a curb. Wear seems fine on tires. There is brake noise and a loud humming from the rear at high spead all of which goes away when braking or slightly swerve left. Pads look fairly new but front rotors could use replacing.
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 06:18 PM
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Welcome to the forum.

How many miles are on the car? It could be an issue with a worn ball joint or an axle.
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 06:34 AM
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Despite checking the tires several times previously and finding no problems, it was the left front tire. I jacked the front end up, ran the car in gear to see if a rim was bent and found that the left front tire was bulging. Belts had separated.
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 06:10 PM
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Nice find. The only other way you would have found that would have been to have them road balanced. Glad that she is all fixed now.
 
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