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My Turn! My Turn! Wubba Wubba Wubba Wubba!

Like Wicked Doll, my car has started making a wubba wubba sound. Here are the circumstances: After driving about 15 miles. Hot weather, over 80 degrees. Steering wheel starts shaking, and front end 'wobbles'

I'm thinking a broken belt, but:

It DOESN'T do it under 80 degrees, If I let the car cool for a while, it again takes 15 miles to do it. If I keep the speed under 45 MPH it takes longer, If I drive under 45 MPH and take shady backroads, it takes even longer.

At it's worst, on roads 45 MPH or more, and on roads with no tree lining, once it starts, after about 5 more miles, it feels like someon has attached a rubber baby buggy bumper about an inch wide and two inches thick to one of the tires. Once the tires cool again, it goes away.

This is on the Supra, with Hankook K106 225/50-16's on it.

Reply to
Hachiroku
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Assuming it is coming from the front, same possible causes as Wicked Doll's car, except for the CV joints.

If it coming from the rear, change the diff fluid if it hasn't been changed in a long time, especially if it an LSD. If the new LSD fluid doesn't cure it, check the center support bearing for the driveshaft if it has a 2 piece driveshaft.

Reply to
Ray O

LOL my wumpa-wumpa was all over. And it only happened at high speed with the A/C on, especially.

I don't think the car particularly shook - it was just damned noisy.

Natalie

Reply to
Wickeddoll®

what about your tires? have you checked if 1 is starting to separate? when the tires are cooler, the air pocket shrinks & when the tire heats up, the bubble gets bigger. it'd cause a wobble, which would feel worse at higher speeds.

Reply to
: p

I agree on tires - check for separation. Sounds like exactly in last post. Feel for bulges in tread/sidewalls when hot.

Ron

Reply to
ron

Since it's during hot weather, are you sure it isn't just the beer kicking in? :-)

Reply to
Stuart Krivis

Thanks, guys.

I tried that, but all I got was dirty hands!

I did not try the rears, since it seems tobe coming from the front. I also didn't look for bulging sidewalls, since I had two tires bulge out without these kinds of symptoms, but I will look tomorrow...on my way down to the tire dealer!

Thanks!

Reply to
Hachiroku

Try rotating the tires front to rear and see if the noise changes.

Reply to
Ray O

Shoot! That's too much like work in near 100 degrees!

Let Town Fair do it!

Reply to
Hachiroku

Noooooo..Schnapps! (Trivia! Name that quote!!)

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Hachiroku

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