Help diagnosing odd noise from driver's side front wheel...
08-22-2002, 02:07 PM
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Help diagnosing odd noise from driver's side front wheel...
Noticed while I was driving last night an odd noise -- sounded like a series of small rocks caught in the tire (whirring/zipping noise) that was both speed sensitive and load sensitive (turning right = noise, turning left = no noise).
I carefully examined the tire inside and out, and looked inside the wheel/towards the suspension to see if anything was caught, but can't see anything in particular.
Is this potentially a bad wheel bearing or something of the like? Has anyone had something like this happen and had it diagnosed?
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-s (my cars hate me)
I carefully examined the tire inside and out, and looked inside the wheel/towards the suspension to see if anything was caught, but can't see anything in particular.
Is this potentially a bad wheel bearing or something of the like? Has anyone had something like this happen and had it diagnosed?
thanks,
-s (my cars hate me)
08-22-2002, 02:12 PM
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What kind of suspension?
I had a weird metal on metal noise after jacking up my car coming from the passenger front only when the wheel was turned hard left. I suspect its my blown front shock that I just replaced. No noise now.
08-22-2002, 02:20 PM
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BTW after a couple of days the sound went away but I swapped out the shocks anyway.
It could also be your swaybars are out of wack. Did you have your car on a jack or lifted?
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