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Hello,
I am having an issue with shaking at higher speeds and when the car would turn to the right.
I have replaced the strut on drivers side and both rear bearings. There is play when the tire is on, but off the ground. This is after the replacement. The bushings all look fine. Any suggestions? I am in dire need of my car, I am a college student and live in the country. I travel highway miles to school; and do not feel safe in my car. Any help is appreciated. My guy is totally frustrated!!!
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When you say there’s play , do you mean in a front wheel or is it a rear wheel?
Struts need to be replaced in pairs, not singly.
I know it’s an extra expense but it’s a matter of safety that requires them to be replaced in pairs.
I’m guessing that you replaced the bearings and the one strut in an attempt to fix the vibration.
Is that right?
Reading through the pages of his ETCG tutorial should help https://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/determining-the-causes-of-vehicle-vibrations
Some big chain auto shops will check the front end for free. I think Sears does and there are probably others.
Call around.
You might do the work yourself after a professional diagnoses the issue.we replaced the hub with the bearing in the rear both sides. and no we replaced the strut awhile ago say march of this year. We did look at the bushings and there is movement there but the parts store says its a dealer item!!! don’t use oreily’s!!!
The rear tire movement, at the very least, will wear out your tire.
On each side, your rear suspension has 2 control arms, a trailing arm and a stabilizer bar link–all are available as aftermarket parts–and these often have different names depending on the seller.
Google 1998 Toyota camry rear suspension parts and you’ll find ads by dealers which show exploded diagrams of the rear suspension to guide you.
Look on Rockauto and Amazon where you can buy good quality parts, such as Beck Arnley, typically for reasonable prices.
Some people find the parts they need on Ebay, even when they’re dealer only parts.
Most ebay sellers aren’t giving you a warranty, though.
O’Reilly isn’t a bad place. Their parts suppliers don’t make the bushings—nor does the dealer or most aftermarket suppliers.
Generally, you have to replace the entire arm.
Having said that, Google whitelinesuspensionparts and you will find numerous bushing kits for your car.
Some of the parts are made by energy suspension, some by whiteline.
You can probably save money by buying the bushing kits versus the entire arms/links.When you buy a replacement strut, get the same brand as the other side.
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