Hi everyone, I'm freshly new to the owners club so I'm sorry if this has been covered. I tried searching but didn't see anything similar. Anyway, I'm having an issue with my 2004 ES330. When I go 60 mph+ the steering wheel shakes VERY badly. I took it to have an alignment done about a year ago and the mechanic told me the bearing on the front right wheel was bad and showed me how it was possible to move it back and forth (towards and away from the vehicle) using his hand. The steering wheel used to only vibrate a little when I would go around 70mph, but lately it's doing it at just over 60 mph, it also does it badly when going that speed and turning the wheel like in a corner on the interstate. I looked up some videos on YouTube about how to detect a bad wheel bearing and most of them said to listen for a kind of "grumbling" noise, which my car does NOT do. Also when I turn the wheel or even start the car, there is a whirring noise under the hood like it's a belt or something. It makes the same noise louder when the wheel is turned. The steering is not aligned since to go in a straight line, the wheel must be turned decently to the left. I assume since the mechanic did show me how the wheel could be tilted that the bearing does need to be replaced, but I was wondering if it may be something different, or another problem completely and if this is something I can replace and fix myself. Any help and input would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!
