> but only when I turn my wheels to the right. Even > slightly, I get a humming sound. When I turn my wheels to the left, > no additional noise. Any ideas? Yes! I feel like a kid in the back of the class waving my hand waiting to be called on. :-) It sounds like you have a bad wheel bearing. Adam Sullivan's DeLorean had more road noise than usual, and the intensity of the noise varied as he turned the wheel. Turning one direction would silence it, and turning the other way would make it a little louder. We replaced the front wheel bearings and the noise went away. > the DeLorean is the only vehicle that has > steering so responsive that its uncomfortable (as you constantly have > to wrestle the wheel to go straight). That is why I only drive my D > on weekends to the local car scene. As for squirrelly handling, this can also be caused by a bad wheel bearing. It could also be due to wheel alignment. When I first got my car, it was a constant effort to keep it between the lines on interstate. Then I replaced the NCT's with Michelin Pilots, installed PJ Grady lowered front springs, shocks, had Sears adjust the alignment. The car handled completely different after that. Smoother quieter ride, car stays in the lane, etc. I have the same issue with the car wanting to find it's own way through ruts in the road especially while braking. Jim Sleeth's DeLorean did the same thing on the same stretch of road, and he said, "What the hell?" I just laughed and said, "Yeah, my car does that too." > Am I on crack? Does anyone else have these problems? I assume you mean "on track"? > I've heard that balancing needed to > be done on the car. Would that cause the problem? I doubt that an improperly balanced tire would be noisy. If it were then it probably would be shaking you all over the road. I went to the only place in town that I could find who would do on-the-car balancing and was very disappointed with their procedure. Look in the photo sections for the pic titled "death wish". He started with placing a small weight by the valve stem, spun the tire, felt the vibration, then tried the weight on the opposite side and kept going from there. It did make an improvement, and he only charged me for the two wheels that he added weights to. Walt ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> FREE Cell Phones with up to $400 Cash Back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_bBUKB/vYxFAA/i5gGAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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