TVL65

But my 98' Accord with 288,500 miles just started having a major vibration & wobble in the front end which starts at about 30 miles per hour & gets worse as speed picks up. I had tires rotated today so that eliminates any tire problems. The ball joints & CV joints have never been replaced, there is no "Clicking" noise when I turn the steering wheel to the left or right. Could this be a broken CV joint? What else could it be? THANKS!

Vlad_Type_S

iTrader: (3)

does your steering wheel wobble left and right? does it get worse when you apply the brakes?
same wobble before and after tire rotation?
could be a bad hub/bearing (not sure about the architecture)

flyromeo3

Can you jack up the car and shake the wheel at top bottom, and left / right?

288,500 on original transmission?

Vlad_Type_S

iTrader: (3)

^boom, tests the ball joints and outer tie rod ends.

paperboy42190

iTrader: (7)

you are forgiven

TVL65

Thanks for the replies, Yes it does get worse when I apply the brakes, shakes really bad in front. I guess the entire front end needs to be looked over.

Aman

I think this is more a test for wheel bearings.

Brock79

This is how you check ball joints.

mrmako

Also, if a front bearing is going, you will hear a sound when you turn the wheel in the direction of the bad one. Kind of a whirring/grinding sound.

gnuts

iTrader: (1)

did you get the rims balanced? If a weight fell off they will wobble and it will get worse with speed. That's what it sounds like to me.
Vibrations when braking is usually warped rotors but i'd imagine the same would happen when braking with unbalanced tires.

Nari

That sounds like warped rotors.

dallison

The cheapest thing to do is get the wheels rebalanced. Then replace the front rotors and pads. With the advance auto coupon codes, you can get them for well under $100 for the front.

If that doesn't solve your issue, it could be a bad axle too.