[DMCForum] Re: Road noise

["erikgeerdink" <erikgeerdink@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all the info everyone!  I'll probably replace the wheel 
bearings soon since I'll be doing suspension work soon as well.  
check this out, turns out the parts car that I bought has the PJGrady 
high performance suspension on it!  The impact didn't cause any 
damage to the suspension at all, so i'll be putting those on my car.  
I love my current shock setup (bought from Marty Maier) but I would 
really like to ride on Gradys setup.  Once all that has been changed 
I'll let you know if my road noise went away.

Thanks again,
Erik

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> > 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


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