Steering wheel vibration, CV Halfshaft?

[Rayvis]

I have a 92 LX with a bad CV Halfshaft. It's been knocking while turning for a while now, I just haven't been able to afford to fix it. Recently though, my car is starting to shake. Around 15 MPH, the steering wheel starts shaking violently, and it calms down the faster I go. I think though that it's not calming down, but shaking so much faster that it feels like it has calmed down some. Could that have anything to do with my CV Halshaft? I'm on a budget to get this fixed and semi in a hurry because I go to school which is a little bit of a drive and it makes me nervous to drive the car like it is currently. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Rayvis

[Losiracer2]

I have a 92 LX with a bad CV Halfshaft. It's been knocking while turning for a while now, I just haven't been able to afford to fix it. Recently though, my car is starting to shake. Around 15 MPH, the steering wheel starts shaking violently, and it calms down the faster I go. I think though that it's not calming down, but shaking so much faster that it feels like it has calmed down some. Could that have anything to do with my CV Halshaft? I'm on a budget to get this fixed and semi in a hurry because I go to school which is a little bit of a drive and it makes me nervous to drive the car like it is currently. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Rayvis

they're like 70 bucks at checkers....about 2 full tanks of gas, you can't afford that?

[Rayvis]

they're like 70 bucks at checkers....about 2 full tanks of gas, you can't afford that?

Actually, not right now I can't. I'm currently an unemployed full time college student with a 3 month old son and am barely getting by. And by barely getting by, I mean I don't get some things I need to make sure my son has diapers and things. The economy here is complete garbage and despite the numerous applications I've turned in and called back to check on, noone is really hiring anyone right now.

I do however have a little extra money for the first time since I don't reember when so I'm trying to pinpoint this to fix it before my troubles become a lot worse.

Thanks,
Rayvis

[Losiracer2]

Actually, not right now I can't. I'm currently an unemployed full time college student with a 3 month old son and am barely getting by. And by barely getting by, I mean I don't get some things I need to make sure my son has diapers and things. The economy here is complete garbage and despite the numerous applications I've turned in and called back to check on, noone is really hiring anyone right now.

I do however have a little extra money for the first time since I don't reember when so I'm trying to pinpoint this to fix it before my troubles become a lot worse.

Thanks,
Rayvis

oh, sorry man. Try looking online at craigslist for a guy parting out a 90-93 accord. You might get lucky and find a used one for like 20-30 bucks?

[Rayvis]

oh, sorry man. Try looking online at craigslist for a guy parting out a 90-93 accord. You might get lucky and find a used one for like 20-30 bucks?

I could afford a new one right now if needed. My concern is whether or not the part is what could be causing my car to vibrate like it is now? It just started recently after a couple snows here that required me to walk my car up the hill to my house by turning the wheel left then right while giving it a lot of gas making the CV knock wildly, which is why I'm thinking it could have worsened it even more to cause the vibration problem.

[Losiracer2]

do you hear a thumping sound? it could possibly be your tires being separated, but I have no way of knowing. The only rotating things are your tires, wheels, and the CV halfshaft. so its one of those three things.

Are your wheels bent? are your tires in good shape?

If you already know your axle is bad, then replacing it seems like a step in the right direction.

But you can visually inspect your tires/wheels and see if thats it first.

[JPsAccordSE]

Check the tie rod ends too. That could cause the wheel to vibrate if it's bad enough.

And not trying to make you sound stupid or anything, but the wheel nuts are tight, right?

Also, I don't see how an axle would cause the steering wheel to shake. Sure, you'll get a vibration, but it wouldn't happen through the steering wheel, right?

[Rayvis]

Check the tie rod ends too. That could cause the wheel to vibrate if it's bad enough.

And not trying to make you sound stupid or anything, but the wheel nuts are tight, right?

Also, I don't see how an axle would cause the steering wheel to shake. Sure, you'll get a vibration, but it wouldn't happen through the steering wheel, right?

Lug nuts are tight. I just know that my steering wheel shakes as well as what feels like the whole car. At the lower speeds, it feels similar to the steering wheel being tugged left and right, more than just a little vibration.

Another thing I meant to add to my original post, but seem to have forgotten is that when I am turning, no matter the speed, the shaking almost ceases completely. Not sure if that has any relevance toward pinpointing the problem, but when the wheel is turned, no more shaking.

[evil_demon_01]

Have you had a wheel balance done?
Also check your engine mounts.

[excoupemt5]

i would rotate your tires to see if the vibration moves to the back... it's free if u do it yourself, and it's a good first diagnostic step... if nothing changes you might try checking your wheel bearings... jack up the wheel under the control arm and give the wheel a shake grabbing at 12 and 6 o'clock, then check your tie rods by shaking at 3 and 9 o'clock.

[Fast90Accord]

it sounds to me that the cv wore out to the point that it's not in place anymore and when you make a turn in pops back in and straighten up it comes out again happens alot when people just let it go to the point that ur at now then they come to the shop sayin I'm not sure what happened it been makeing this clicking noise for a while and then it just stop running just last week we had a guy bring in a car with the lower ball joint broken due to not changein his cv the vibration was so much the the ball joint just separated and the axle finish breakin while he was on the highway doin 65mph good thing he was an experienced enough of a driver to keep control of the car consider when the ball joint broke the chassi was on the ground but I got off topic I would get a used cv off CL or a JY if I were you

[Rayvis]

Ok, so the shake/vibration problem was caused by tires, well one tire. I moved my backs to the front and fronts to the back, and there is little to no vibration now. Tires will cost me 150 each, but this guy on CL is selling 4 rims with tires, 80% tread left. They are bigger than my current wheels though. I am wondering if they'd fit my CB7 without scrubbing.

They are 18x7.5 with a bolt pattern of 4-100/114.3

I don't know a lot about wheels for these CB7's because the 16's on my car now were on it when I purchased it years ago.

[deevergote]

That should fit, as long as the tires aren't too large (what's the aspect ratio of the tires?), and the offset isn't crazy. Do you know what the wheels were on previously?

[Rayvis]

That should fit, as long as the tires aren't too large (what's the aspect ratio of the tires?), and the offset isn't crazy. Do you know what the wheels were on previously?

Not sure what they were on previously, but the tire size is 225/40R18 and the offset of the wheels is +42.

[deevergote]

That offset should work just fine. I belive my 17" wheels have a +42 offset as well. If you turn VERY sharply, and your fender splash shields are still in place, you may rub... but don't turn your wheel full lock too often and you'll be fine there.

225 is quite wide, though. My wheels are 7.5" wide, and I ran 215s. 225 should fit, but it will add to the potential rubbing when turning.

My 17s also ran a 40 aspect ratio, and yours are 18s... so you'll added height to those tires as well. My 17s should have had 45s, so you might be alright with 40 on 18s. I'm not sure what would be preferable... 35 or 40...


Is your car lowered? If you're stock height, then you probably have nothing at all to worry about.