rant about my own stupidity

[scudweiser]

so, about a week ago i got my snow tires (205 55 15) mounted on a set of prelude sawblades. as soon as i took it for a drive i noticed clicking when i turned right. i figured putting on the larger more aggressive snow tires brought a slight problem to a noticeable level. seeing this as a telltale sign of a bad cv axle i replaced it. feeling proud of myself i took it for a drive only to find it still made the noise . i jacked the car back up and tried to wobble the wheel. no play, ball joints and tie rod ends are ok... supn the wheel with a stethoscope on the control arm, no wheel bearing noise. ah to hell with it ill just keep driving it until something falls off, then ill know whats wrong.

so today i have the car back up on jack stands checking just for the hell of it... and... ready for this? one of the tire balancing weights is sticking out and hitting my upper control arm.


that was the noise. fml.

[PointBlank]

Tire shop going to swap it with a low profile weight? Or move it to the outside?

[cb7_ex_coupe]

yeah i have had that happen at my old job...used to be a tire tech at sam's club..

[wherm]

nice. I have the same problem, the clicking sound, not tire weight issue. My CV axle on passenger side is bad. Gotta replace it soon.

[Night Wolf]

make them replace it

[deevergote]

Man... at least you replaced a part that was probably ready to be replaced anyhow!

[Brandoncb7]

nice. I have the same problem, the clicking sound, not tire weight issue. My CV axle on passenger side is bad. Gotta replace it soon.

I'll do it for your seats lol.

[mondojackal]

Man... at least you replaced a part that was probably ready to be replaced anyhow!

Agreed. You "wasted" the money in your current opinion, but only if you think about it in a silly way. In reality, you've just added an essentially "0-mile" part on your car and removed the CV shaft that will eventually break anyways. If it already had a decent amount of miles on it, then you just did yourself a favor.

[deevergote]

At least you didn't needlessly replace, say... a fender.

[scudweiser]

hey now, never said i wasted the money i spent on the cv axle i totally agree with you, i hate seeing cars running around with aftermarket shit they dont need while at the same time their brakes are down to metal on metal :

[wed3k]

i usually dont run wheel weights, it makes the car lighter.

[PointBlank]

i usually dont run wheel weights, it makes the car lighter.

Lol how much time does a few oz shave off in the 1320?