99 Maxima Vibration In Front End Help!!

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Mar 7, 2005 | 02:32 PM
  #1  
Hi,

I bought my Maxima new in 99. I was doing the brakes and the jack slipped away and the rotor landed on the asphalt. Ever since that time the car will vibrate when I go over 60 mph. The force of the car landing was squarely on the rotor. Nothing else hit the pavement. I'm wondering if I screwed up my CV joint and axle. Should I replace these parts. I tried balancing tires, new rotors, with no luck.

Thanks in advance
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Mar 7, 2005 | 02:43 PM
  #2  
did you try front wheels alignment?
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Mar 7, 2005 | 06:23 PM
  #3  
No. But the car doesn't pull it just vibrates. Do you think this could be the problem?
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Mar 7, 2005 | 06:31 PM
  #4  
if you've already replaced the rotor, i would say the next step is to replace the control arm. it's section 10-7 in the Haynes manual. try ebay for a control arm at a decent price.
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Mar 7, 2005 | 06:35 PM
  #5  
A direct impact to the rotor will cause damage to the hub and bearing assembly.

Thats most likely the cause of your vibration.
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Mar 7, 2005 | 08:00 PM
  #6  
I found a great website that shows the removal of the hub and front bearing. The site is www.motorvate.ca My other problem is that I don't know what side has the bad wheel bearing. Is there a way to diagnose this. It's not apparent which side has the bad bearing when driving? My Max has 100k and I dropped it on the rotor at about 30k so I'm lucky it has lasted this far. After checking out the Haynes repair manual the bearing sound slike a good bet. Thanks
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