Back wheels

[djet820]

Whenever I drive over 30 mph, there's a loud whirring noise somewhere in the back and I'm thinking that it's the wheels or something.

[john]

Have someone drive next to you and listen. Does the car track OK? What kind of car? Is it RWD?

[taikahn]

My rear camber was so bad on my last car the tires wore out unevenly and that uneven tread pattern made the fucking loudest whirring noise ever from about 30mph to 50mph.... Hope this helps.

[djet820]

yeah, I'm going to take it in for an alignment tomorrow.

The steering wheel also wobbles a lot.

[HONDA GHANDI]

It could be worn tires or a bad rear wheel bearing.

[djet820]

How would i check the wheel bearing?

[HONDA GHANDI]

jack it up, spin the wheel that is making the noise. If it makes a slight growling noise it is the wheel bearing. Try spinning both rear wheels, if the bearing is bad, one of them will be considerably louder than the other.

[djet820]

Is it ok to drive on bad wheel bearings?

Because I want to be able to drive up to Denver so you can take a look at my dying car. Can you do anything Doctor?

[stu]

Yeah, you can drive on it.

[HONDA GHANDI]

They will keep getting louder. But it isnt really hurting anything to drive on them a while.

[djet820]

Alright, but is the steering wheel supposed to wobble alot? Seems like somethign is seriously wrong with my suspension cause the car won't stay straight.

[HONDA GHANDI]

Does it wobble at high speeds or low speeds?
Under braking or all the time?

[djet820]

Wobbles at high speeds, left to right, right to left, and so on. And then my back end wobbles a bit when braking at high speeds.

[HONDA GHANDI]

Sounds like you have several problems ar once. Possible a tire/wheel balance problem, an alignment problem, and maybe a brake vibration/ rotor warp issue.