I get some vibration and what feels like wobbles when I first Drive myou car each week. I have a work van so the car sits 4 days a week. 96 sc400 brand new tires new rack and pinion not for this issue new ucas new outer tie rods. I feel like it's the wheel bearings but when jacked up there is no play in either side and the wobble goes away after 10-15 mins. Anyone have an idea if it would be wheel bearings? I purchased some used lcas but haven't installed yet my mechanic says mine are fine other then there's no long a boot on the ball joint. Can't think of anything else other the wheel bearing. Also is there only 1 bearing per hub? As I'm looking the rear say inner. Is there an inner and outer or just 1 bearing per hub. Thanks in advance

 

Rear wheel bearings are a single, not sure why they list it inner/outer but have seen that on a lot of listings. For sure there are inner/outer seals, but just one double row bearing.

There is a possibility you could have something going on with cv axles, so check that too.

 

wheel bearings will just cause a scrubbing/whooshing noise as the bearing ***** go out of tolerance and get noisy as they spin in the races. any sort of a wobble i would say it is not the wheel bearing, especially if the wheel doesnt wobble when you jack it up.

i would have tire balance checked (maybe also at a different shop than the one that installed the tires)

Marko

 

I'm thinking the cv axles. you've gotta think its a component that when it warms up its all better.

 

I was thinking about the axel but it feels like it's coming from the front no the rear that's why I was thinking wheel bearings and it is a little loud initially then goes away.

 

My wheel driver's side bearing became noisy, almost as if a brake pad crashed but the passenger side growled and the wheel had a little play in it. When I took them apart, they were actually in fairly good shape and might have safely gone a few thousand more miles. But the wear was visible, and I keep the car perfect so it ate at me until I fixed it. Have you checked the ball joints and possibly the drive shaft u-joints?

 

Could possibly be the type of tire you have on the car and that from sitting your tires have gotten out of shape in the belts (flat spots). By driving on them they then return to their normal configuration. This is a commen problem on some types of tires, depending on what the belts in them are made of.