car makes wobbly noise! Help!

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Ryusei_Date
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car makes wobbly noise! Help!

Postby Ryusei_Date » Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:37 pm

My AE86 coupe has been making a strange wobbling noise in the rear driver side wheel when I take a corner that puts pressure on the wheel, like when I take a right corner rather hard. I've been driving it slowly around corners now but I know it's only a matter of time before it becomes a serious problem. I'd like to think it's the diff or something but since I'm not that familiar with car parts I can't offer much. Does anyone know what I'm talking about and if they can help? It doesn't make noise on the other side, it sounds as if something's loosening or something.
my car: 1986 Toyota AE86 coupe

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Re: car makes wobbly noise! Help!

Postby Deuce Cam » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:20 pm

Do you have a stock cat back exhaust and rear bumper? If so the tail pipe could be hitting the tow hook when making hard right turns. If that's what's causing the noise should be able to see marks on the tail pipe where it's hitting.

I had a similar problem and that's what it was.

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Re: car makes wobbly noise! Help!

Postby Ryusei_Date » Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:47 am

Deuce Cam wrote:Do you have a stock cat back exhaust and rear bumper? If so the tail pipe could be hitting the tow hook when making hard right turns. If that's what's causing the noise should be able to see marks on the tail pipe where it's hitting.

I had a similar problem and that's what it was.

I've got a TRD Muffler, I did scrape it at a friend's house a week ago...maybe it came loose or something? I'll check it out today, I really hope this is the problem and nothing in the diff or something else XD Thanks so much dude! :mrgreen:
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Re: car makes wobbly noise! Help!

Postby Deuce Cam » Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:07 pm

I actually made a thread about a similar problem not long ago, here's the link: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1220&p=3061#p3061

Hopefully your issue is also something simple.

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Re: car makes wobbly noise! Help!

Postby Ryusei_Date » Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:24 pm

actually it was! :) I checked under the car and the hook slipped out of the chassis...hook...thing. I guess I accidentally knocked it out when pulling out of my friend's driveway, it was a DAMN steep hill XD But yeah easy fix, thanks a lot dude! :D
my car: 1986 Toyota AE86 coupe