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Old 09-14-2018, 05:15 PM
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So I got my front struts, strut mounts, and strut bearings replaced a few weeks ago and reused the old springs because they seemed fine. The terrible shaking is gone now, but there's a little shaking still remaining, more toned down in force and doesn't completely make the car undrivable. But it's there and I feel like it might be the wheel bearings, but it could also be any other things. I'll ask my mechanic to look at it too, but I feel there's some suspension components that might need attention, but I don't know what. What can a bad wheel bearing do on my car?

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Old 09-14-2018, 10:23 PM
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Possibly a wheel bearing. More likely the tire has worn oddly due to bad struts. Inspect the tires for flat spots. Try swapping tires around to see if the vibration changes.
 
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If all else fails check for a bent wheel the next time you get tires. I had chased a slight shimmy forever with alignments and new tires and no one ever told me I had a bent rim until I asked the tire company to specifically measure the rims.
 
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