Ok, I’m almost guaranteed that it’s coming from the LR because if you were to drive behind the vehicle, you could see the wheel move from side to side. It’s not a flat spot or from the rims being off balance because, I’ve even tried another set of rims just to be sure. Best way to describe it is a wobble or thumping sensation, even noticeable to passenger. Before I start removing the wheel bearing or inspecting the half shaft, is there anything else that it might be besides the u-joint, trailing link, lateral link or bushings? The problem is intermittent and does not happened all the time, speed or being in gear does not have any effect. Any suggestions?

thx

 

I would check the DTSS bushing. It is supposed to steer the wheel as you turn harder for better/quicker handling. Being that it is quite old now, I'm sure it is pretty worn. Slop in this bushing would cause the wheel to toe-in and out with any variations in the road surface.

Should this be the case, almost every rotary shop makes a replacement:

Mazdatrix, Racing Beat, etc.

Hope this helps,
Vince

 

Thanks for the reply I've looked at them and they indeed do look old, i will definitely replace them. Although, I’m wondering if that’s causing the problem for the wheel to wobble.

 

Update: I removed the LR hub and axle, everything appears to be fine. Axle is not bent and hub spins freely. I guess I will look at it more tomorrow.

 

problem fixed, thanks for your help

 

So, what was it?

Vince