I have a 2007 Nissan Altima SL, 265k miles. It’s a tough car, powerful enough and really comfy. About a year ago the front passenger wheel started wobbling while braking. Took it to a mechanic and they told me the lower control arm bushings were destroyed, resulting in movement. I didn’t have the money to fix it so over the course of a few months the wobble got worse and ended up breaking the cv axle. I got a new axle and of course it still wobbled. Recently it was wobbling so intensely and violently it was smoking, but it was wobbling worse whether i was hitting the gas or the brake. So i put in a new lower control arm, also got new tie rods and a new sway bar link. New brakes and rotors too. Did it all myself thanks to some videos on YouTube. Got the tires balance and it still has a slight wobble occasionally. My mechanic recommended I check the strut, but I looked on YouTube for how to check your strut and honestly the strut seems fine. Any idea what it could be??
currently I’m thinking the new axle could be broken, it does have a slight knock if I grab it and move it, maybe half a millimeter of movement. But I’m running out of ideas. I use my car for work as a doordash delivery driver so I need to fix it asap
your bearing will be trashed.
You should have taken the car off the road immediately. Now it's costing you thousands instead of just hundreds.
Take it to someone who actually knows what they're doing. This could become dangerous to you and others very quickly. Good luck with believing almost anything on Youtube.
Mechanics are all scams and a waste of money. I came to this forum because I hoped there would be knowledgeable people that would offer solutions, not so some bozo can patronize me. There’s nothing dangerous besides damaging my car further which i was fully aware of. I was only on YouTube to see how to install parts myself, not to seek answers to this question. Thanks for nothing “Doc”
Doc is one of our most knowledgeable members. It looks to me also that you need professional help.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Again, felt like he was stating the obvious and patronizing. Professional help costs money, that’s why i came to this free forum. Hoping to find someone of profession quality to offer help. MountainManJoe at least brought up the wheel bearing.
I think @doc comment was just misinterpreted. And in all honesty and his defense what he was stating is safety concerns aren’t just your concern they risk everyone on the road around you for example if the bearing let’s go and you were to lose control you could hurt others not just yourself. As it was explained to me when I started out when you fix a car your taking the lives of the owner and others around them into your hands . There is alot of liability in working on cars.. so though his advice sounded basic it was honest
Thanks for the comments, @R4nier. I wasn't trying to be patronizing at all but trying to point out the seriousness of this potentially dangerous situation. I understand @moses frustration and stress at his situation. I think we've all been there as well. Sometimes, we just have to recognize that some things are beyond our abilities, and especially where safety is involved, and give it to specialty professionals to make it right.