*sigh* A mysterious droning noise is driving me nuts
10-12-2005, 06:02 AM
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I'm having the same issues too Mori :(
sux a big one.
I noticed that my noise goes away if I do a quick left to right jerk of the wheel, or quick jerk to the right when going straight. Noise goes away, but if I do right to left, still makes the noise. So my guess is front driver's side somewhere.
The noise is hard to describe, but kinda sounds like a tire rubbing on plastic lightly or something... like a whirring... that what yours sounds like?
My guess is a wheel bearing as well unfortunately. I think you can check to see how bad they are by leaning on/wiggling the tire while the car is on the ground. If there is excessive slop, it needs to get fixed.
I noticed that my noise goes away if I do a quick left to right jerk of the wheel, or quick jerk to the right when going straight. Noise goes away, but if I do right to left, still makes the noise. So my guess is front driver's side somewhere.
The noise is hard to describe, but kinda sounds like a tire rubbing on plastic lightly or something... like a whirring... that what yours sounds like?
My guess is a wheel bearing as well unfortunately. I think you can check to see how bad they are by leaning on/wiggling the tire while the car is on the ground. If there is excessive slop, it needs to get fixed.
10-12-2005, 05:23 PM
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Try rotating your tire
Move it to the back or to the other side and see if the noise moves.
I say do this first because it's the cheapest thing to do.
IF the noise moves wit hthe tire, then have the tire inspected because it could have a defect such as a weak bond between the tread and the tire......I know I had this happen on a tire with less than 7k miles on it.
I say do this first because it's the cheapest thing to do.
IF the noise moves wit hthe tire, then have the tire inspected because it could have a defect such as a weak bond between the tread and the tire......I know I had this happen on a tire with less than 7k miles on it.
10-13-2005, 11:05 AM
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yeah, mine becomes apparent around 45 mph
and goes away with sharp cuts :0\ I'm going to swap the rims soon, so hopefully that will remove the sound. these tires have been heat cycled enough from track and autox'ing I'm sure they're hard as rocks by now... but they still got life in 'em! Can't believe it, but I at least have another track session on them, if not two 
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