Knock Problem With My Tibby
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Ok so let me try to tell you where I think the problem started.
A few months ago I put my car up on the jack and forgot to put the E-Brake on and the car ended up sliding and landing on the axle/rotor after I took the tire off. Yes, I know stupid me. I figured everything was fine because it seemed on the pavement was damaged and my car drove fine after I got the tire back on.
So maybe a couple weeks after, my car would make a knock every now and then when I either accelerated hard or broke hard and possibly even turned hard. I asked my dad about it and he is a mechanic but said nothing was wrong probably.
Well now I am away at college in florida so my dad cant look at my car and the knock is more often, along with a slight vibration of the wheel. Now I could be wrong about the vibrations because I do have a major dent in my wheel on the passenger side but as most of you know your cars like I do, you can tell when something is wrong and if it is a new problem.
The knock is coming from the driver's side (which is the side that the car fell on) and it only does it ONCE when I either stomp on the gas or break hard. Any help on this topic would help because I have no money to take it to the dealership to have them look at it, plus I don't like anyone but myself or my dad working on my car. Also I know the lugnuts are not loose, nor the caliper, because my dad suggested looking at those two first.
Any help would be GREATLY appriciated. Thanks.
A few months ago I put my car up on the jack and forgot to put the E-Brake on and the car ended up sliding and landing on the axle/rotor after I took the tire off. Yes, I know stupid me. I figured everything was fine because it seemed on the pavement was damaged and my car drove fine after I got the tire back on.
So maybe a couple weeks after, my car would make a knock every now and then when I either accelerated hard or broke hard and possibly even turned hard. I asked my dad about it and he is a mechanic but said nothing was wrong probably.
Well now I am away at college in florida so my dad cant look at my car and the knock is more often, along with a slight vibration of the wheel. Now I could be wrong about the vibrations because I do have a major dent in my wheel on the passenger side but as most of you know your cars like I do, you can tell when something is wrong and if it is a new problem.
The knock is coming from the driver's side (which is the side that the car fell on) and it only does it ONCE when I either stomp on the gas or break hard. Any help on this topic would help because I have no money to take it to the dealership to have them look at it, plus I don't like anyone but myself or my dad working on my car. Also I know the lugnuts are not loose, nor the caliper, because my dad suggested looking at those two first.
Any help would be GREATLY appriciated. Thanks.
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If the lug nuts are tight, the rotor will not come loose, it is sandwiched between the rim and hub.
You could have a bad wheel bearing on that side, allowing the hub to move around some. You could also have bent a control arm and the hard movement is allowing something back there to hit something else.
I would also check your upper strut mount. If you compressed the mount too much when it fell, you could have sheared or broken the rubber on it.
You could have a bad wheel bearing on that side, allowing the hub to move around some. You could also have bent a control arm and the hard movement is allowing something back there to hit something else.
I would also check your upper strut mount. If you compressed the mount too much when it fell, you could have sheared or broken the rubber on it.
