or the baring i have had them checked
2006-08-18 12:51:42 · 15 answers · asked by avaitionhigh 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
This may not be your problem, but who knows...
Is the noise mostly noticed when driving at slow speed and turning...like in a parking lot? If so it could be the tire bead itching on the wheel. Bump the tire pressure up to about 45 psi and see if it affects the noise.
!999-2002 Grand Am and Alero had a problem with 16" Goodyear Eagle tires that would make what sounds like a grinding noise. Cleaning of the wheel and tire replacement will correct it.
2006-08-18 15:07:02 · answer #1 · answered by Imerc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just thought I needed to reiterate, this is not a joke at all. Don't drive the car. I had a shop fail to replace a cotter pin and I had a wheel fall off on the road. Your cars suspension is very important, if it fails at high speeds you WILL be in a very serious accident.
This problem could be a couple of things. I'd say jack up the whole front end of the car and wiggle the wheels forward and back with your left hand at 9 o'clock and your right at 3 o'clock. You should have ZERO MOVEMENT. If the wheel moves then you're most likely looking at a bad inner tierod bushing, a power steering rack or maybe even a tierod end.
(I think on a '02 GA you'll have the tierod end bolt down into the rear-most arm (for lack of a better term) on the strut. The tierod end (AKA "Outer Tierod") is connected to the inner, which is then connected to a large tube that is your power steering rack.)
2006-08-18 21:00:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you checked the wheel bearing or to see if anything is hitting the drive axle and i had a grinding noise in my car that sounded like it came from 1 side but it was the other
2006-08-18 13:01:42 · answer #3 · answered by grey_wolf54486 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This feels like your force part axle. Which wide-spread even as they flow undesirable will reason a click noise in the time of turning. as far because the idle situation. Ive seen on some automobiles they're going to unplug the battery in the course of the oil change and once its reconnected some automobiles take longer to "recalibrate" the settings. different automobiles see no topics with this.
2016-11-05 03:13:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is not your brake grinding then have the bearings check. That's what it sounds like to me.
2006-08-18 12:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by yp_toby_pickering 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dont drive till you find out what it is.jack up that wheel and rotate,listen and locate the noise.
2006-08-18 13:00:37 · answer #6 · answered by frank m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drive your car 4-5 miles than stop somewhere and than touch where you think the noise is coming from.
Careful if it is a bad bearing it will be hot..
2006-08-18 12:57:34 · answer #7 · answered by Vulcan 1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if it's front wheel drive, could be the CV joint axle.
Check the rubber boot that covers it. if it's ripped or torn, the grease may have run out of it.
Re-check the inner and outer bearings.
2006-08-18 12:56:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it not a bearing then check the dust plate behind the rotor, maybe rubbing the rotor
2006-08-18 14:15:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a mercedes benz with that sound like yours, i changed the front disk pads, now the noise is gone. Yeah! could be the disk pad.
2006-08-18 12:58:05 · answer #10 · answered by dingdong 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋