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Lately I've been feeling vibration from 55-65mph and certain speed braking(intermittently)... Tomorrow I'm going to check the wheel balance to make sure it's not the rim/tire. Anywho I was inspecting my front suspension over the weekend and noticed oil like fluid on the front bushing that connects to the subframe. I thought maybe it could be an oil leak from the engine but after closer inspection I noticed a tear in the rubber. I looked everywhere else and it's dry and not wet. I checked the other side and both left and right are torn with oil like fluid all over them. I called a friend and he told me some due have a fluid for vibration or something. Anyways are F50 or Y33 prone to tearing bushings on the LCA? I did some searching online and noticed a trend of people having this problem. I looked up the part at the usual place I buy my OEM parts at infinitipartsusa.com and its about $277 a side not including shipping. On Ebay suprisingly has it for sale for 275.95 plus $11.95 shipping. Ugh anyways just wanted to put this up to let others know if they have vibrations at higher speeds to make sure to check out the control arms...
It's probably mainly the age of my car(2002) and mileage(115K) that is the main factor but the air suspension definitely added some.
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hmm! interesting! I am really glad you brought this to attention! Most wont notice when its stock hight til they drop it and put more stress on them. I will check tomorrow, but from what my distributer catalog says its less than 250 a side. I will call tomorrow and check to make sure I can still get them. Cause I might as well do them anyway too.
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hmm! interesting! I am really glad you brought this to attention! Most wont notice when its stock hight til they drop it and put more stress on them. I will check tomorrow, but from what my distributer catalog says its less than 250 a side. I will call tomorrow and check to make sure I can still get them. Cause I might as well do them anyway too.
I had the same problem a few years back, changed both sides and problem went away.. suck cause have to change whole control arm, and can't do just the bushings.. while you at it also check your rear wheels bearings, tie rods, and steering rack boots, if never changed already. Also if you running wheels make sure they hub centric cause our F50's are very sensitive when it comes to spacers and such. good luck
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I had the same problem a few years back, changed both sides and problem went away.. suck cause have to change whole control arm, and can't do just the bushings.. while you at it also check your rear wheels bearings, tie rods, and steering rack boots, if never changed already. Also if you running wheels make sure they hub centric cause our F50's are very sensitive when it comes to spacers and such. good luck
for sure! I pulled up the maintenance list at the dealer.. it read as long as long as the dictionary. new wheel bearings new body harness, new nav, new window motors except driver.. which is crap cause its crappin out now and all busings front and rear were done
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for sure! I pulled up the maintenance list at the dealer.. it read as long as long as the dictionary. new wheel bearings new body harness, new nav, new window motors except driver.. which is crap cause its crappin out now and all busings front and rear were done
yukis45;304331 wrote:I had the same problem a few years back, changed both sides and problem went away.. suck cause have to change whole control arm, and can't do just the bushings.. while you at it also check your rear wheels bearings, tie rods, and steering rack boots, if never changed already. Also if you running wheels make sure they hub centric cause our F50's are very sensitive when it comes to spacers and such. good luck
hmmm I better put my hub centric rings back... I took them off just because I had my stocks on for abit and had to take them off. I've already changed the front wheel bearings and 1 rear bearing due to noise. I've looked at the other boots and it seems fine. thanks for the tips!
Kouki Monster;304364 wrote:for sure! I pulled up the maintenance list at the dealer.. it read as long as long as the dictionary. new wheel bearings new body harness, new nav, new window motors except driver.. which is crap cause its crappin out now and all busings front and rear were done
Wow alot of stuff has been done... I wonder why the new nav? I know the sunshade breaks all the time. There was a recall or bulletin or whatever on it. My driver side window is definitely slower then it should be. I want to change all my bushings... let me know how much for the LCAs... There was another service bulletin on the acceleration...something about hesitation. It consisted of changing the pedals and reprogramming the shift points and such. I heard it greatly improved performance. Since my car is past the warranty I don't want to dish up $1200 for it.
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[QUOTE=yukis45;304331]I had the same problem a few years back, changed both sides and problem went away.. suck cause have to change whole control arm, and can't do just the bushings.. while you at it also check your rear wheels bearings, tie rods, and steering rack boots, if never changed already. Also if you running wheels make sure they hub centric cause our F50's are very sensitive when it comes to spacers and such. good luck[/QUOTE]
hmmm I better put my hub centric rings back... I took them off just because I had my stocks on for abit and had to take them off. I've already changed the front wheel bearings and 1 rear bearing due to noise. I've looked at the other boots and it seems fine. thanks for the tips!
[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;304364]for sure! I pulled up the maintenance list at the dealer.. it read as long as long as the dictionary. new wheel bearings new body harness, new nav, new window motors except driver.. which is crap cause its crappin out now and all busings front and rear were done[/QUOTE]
Wow alot of stuff has been done... I wonder why the new nav? I know the sunshade breaks all the time. There was a recall or bulletin or whatever on it. My driver side window is definitely slower then it should be. I want to change all my bushings... let me know how much for the LCAs... There was another service bulletin on the acceleration...something about hesitation. It consisted of changing the pedals and reprogramming the shift points and such. I heard it greatly improved performance. Since my car is past the warranty I don't want to dish up $1200 for it.
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Yeah! I looked into mine, and it said none of the accel or hesitation applies to my car! not sure why? maybe it was done. I am going to have it inspected to make sure. But its a TSB and shouldn't have to pay for it.. Will see on that too :(
As for the lca, I couldnt get a hold of my guy and awaiting response on it. I talked to someone else but they dont deal with me directly so not going to hold their word on them saying they cant get it.
Window motor, is listed for 335, i could sell it for 300. But on my screen its saying N/A too, so I will see whats up with this. cause there is a lot of stuff for the Q that are like that on my distribution screen. Stay tuned, hope to have answers tonight!
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Yeah! I looked into mine, and it said none of the accel or hesitation applies to my car! not sure why? maybe it was done. I am going to have it inspected to make sure. But its a TSB and shouldn't have to pay for it.. Will see on that too :(
As for the lca, I couldnt get a hold of my guy and awaiting response on it. I talked to someone else but they dont deal with me directly so not going to hold their word on them saying they cant get it.
Window motor, is listed for 335, i could sell it for 300. But on my screen its saying N/A too, so I will see whats up with this. cause there is a lot of stuff for the Q that are like that on my distribution screen. Stay tuned, hope to have answers tonight!
Good news.... I went to my local wheel guy and he checked the balance on my wheels. RF rim was 3oz off and the LF was 5oz off... I took it for a spin and the vibration is nearly gone. The rest is I think from the air sus and coilovers and probably the LCA. LCA bushing is probably contributing to the uneven tire wear...I'll replace soon and get an alignment...
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Good news.... I went to my local wheel guy and he checked the balance on my wheels. RF rim was 3oz off and the LF was 5oz off... I took it for a spin and the vibration is nearly gone. The rest is I think from the air sus and coilovers and probably the LCA. LCA bushing is probably contributing to the uneven tire wear...I'll replace soon and get an alignment...
pimp! cause I didnt get any news back yet.
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pimp! cause I didnt get any news back yet.
