Rumbling @ 70, Replaced Hub...could it be a bad hub or CV?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by zephyrusaurai, Oct 7, 2023.

  1. zephyrusaurai

    zephyrusaurai Junior Member

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    So I was driving with it for a bit. @70 MPH I get a rumble coming from the passenger side front , anytime @40+ MPH if I am on a sweeping left hand turn (loading up the right side) it makes a really loud rumble. I do get a bit of vibration in the steering wheel as well. I can't get it up to speed safely on jackstands to discern if it's the CV or hub. Spent today swapping out the hub 3x and not seeing any change. 1st Hub -> same issues 2nd Hub -> same issues. 3rd Hub -> defective and splines did not fit. I've rotated tires after test driving each time and still getting it from the passenger side front.

    All the hubs were from Autozone, could it just be the CV axle that has been the issue this whole time or do I just have terrible luck?
     
    #1 zephyrusaurai, Oct 7, 2023
  2. ASRDogman

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    ???? So you were driving with what for a bit????
    I'm guessing you kept swopping hubs? When you removed the first one, did you spin it?
    Was it noisey? Did it grind? Was it hard to spin? If so, it's bad.
    Which hubs did you get from autozone? From what I've seen, they only have their cheap one.
    They non longer have the moogs or timken hubs. Though they say their duralast is made by moog.
    Then why only a 1 year warrannty instead of 3?
    Since you've changed the hubs, and rotated the tires, they only thing left is the axel. Unless there is
    someone wrong with the brake caliper.

     
    #2 ASRDogman, Oct 8, 2023
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