Wheels vibration after collision

[Ahmed]

Hi
it’s aveo 2015, I hit a sidewalk with front wheel,, The the control arm , the bearing and the rim were damaged and I have changed them,
but still feel the wheel vibarating at all speeds (low vibaration).. and it’s pulling.

Is it the alignment or somthing else?

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[Donald]

Was the wheel balanced properly? Could be a bent rim. But if they replaced it don’t see why it would be. But the pull is probably because it needs an alignment. Or a bent subframe. Yeah. I had the horrible experience of helping putting together a 2008 corolla that had a bent subframe and the body guys refused to put it in the parts order. So I told them to bend it back. Didn’t work out quite well. That car still probably pulls left and eats tires. A lot of places will skimp on what the vehicle needs when they fix it so they can make more profit. That’s why I don’t work at that dealer anymore.

[Ahmed]

Hi Rattman1

I’ve changed the rim and the control arm was bent so I change it also

I don’t know if it is the subframe.. it wasn’t strong hit

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[Ryan Marvin]

I’m with Rattman. Have the wheels balanced if they haven’t been already. If the balance is good, then the next step may be to check the cv axle/shaft on the same side. With the control arm and wheel bearing being damaged, there is a good chance the cv axle was damaged as well, which can also cause vibration.

Best regards,
Ryan

[Brian]

Hello, I am a semi retired auto body tech. Did you do the suspension work, or did a shop do it?
I have seen a wrecked car go through a shoddy repair where a lot of work was done, but they left bent tie rods in place.
A decent body shop can take some measurements to see if the frame was bent at all. Keep in mind that almost all cars are constructed unibody style. This means there is a bit if frame rails in the.front and some in the rear, but the bubble shape of the body is the center structure.
Because of that, even a low speed bump can slightly tweek the unibody frame making it just a little off. Do the doors open and shut differently since the accident? If yes, then the.frame is tweeked a bit. As long as it isn’t a hopelessly rusted thing, then you can have a body shop do just the frame stretching and you can do smaller stuff. That can save you serious money on medium sized body work and give a way better result in the end too. Look at them tie rods!

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