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Old 05-11-2005, 12:39 AM
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Drivers side front wheel. Every revolution it makes a noise. Low pitched, kinda like the tire is flat is like a woosh.....woosh.....woosh. Car doesnt really rattle or anything, just the noise. Its not a cv joint is it? Any idea what it could be, im going to the mechanic tomorrow. Thanks...
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 12:56 AM
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it doesn't sound like your cv joints...can you describe the sound better? is it only at low speeds? is it only when turning?
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 12:59 AM
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Low speeds is when i notice it. When im going really slow and when im next to something i can hear it well. It sounds like something is rubbing almost. You can hear the wheel revolving. It isnt related to turning at all. ..
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 01:00 AM
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wheel bearing maybe[sm=gears.gif]
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 01:02 AM
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it may just be a piece of your inner fender popped out of place...or even a piece of trash lodged in your wheel well, have you looked in behind the wheel? i'm assuming you checked the tire pressure already..
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 01:10 AM
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Def. not bearings. The sound isnt constant. Meaning you dont hear it all the time, its every revolution. If im going 5 miles an hour, you hear it like every 2 seconds. Noise........noise........noise. Its actually quiet hard to hear. Sounds alot like rubber flopping onto the road. Kinda like a flat. And no my wheels arnt flat at all My girlfriend swears on everything she couldnt hear it in the passenger seat, but then again she didnt notice the difference when i blew my cat off while driving either. Bottom line is it goes in tomorrow and ill have them check it out. Thanks for your help its probably something really stupid...
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 01:15 AM
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sounds like you've just got something stuck in your wheel well, just look in the wheel well and you'll see what it is.
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 08:42 AM
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Could be something stuck and rubbing against wheel. Other possibility could be brake calipers that aren't fully retracting and causing pads to rub.
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 01:14 PM
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Peteman. Let me know what it is. I have the same sound on my passenger side. I noticed it after replacing the tie rod ends. I think david might be right. I remember pulling on my brake to get things lined up to insert the new tie rod end. I probably messed something up. Crap.
 
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Old 05-11-2005, 01:31 PM
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Lightly apply the brakes to see if sound changes. Swap the front tires to see if the sound moves to the other side.
 


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