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Old 02-03-2017, 12:22 PM   #5
r00ster
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tampa, FL
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Luccia, I did do some turns. My neighborhood has a clubhouse with a small circle drive in front of it - almost like a small roundabout. I drove around and around it. First with a constant left turn then did it with a constant right turn. No change to the noise. I could hear it regardless of the direction I was turning... When driving normally in a straight line and I make a right hand turn (the side where the noise appears to be coming from) the sound "slows down" a little (the frequency of the squeak/squeal slows a little) I think it's because it's the inboard wheel and so it slows down in the turn as the outboard wheel speeds up. The sound does not disappear in a turn. The wheel bearings are original, as far as my maint. paperwork shows so 160k miles on them. I took the tire off and stuck my head in the wheel well with the car in drive and the noise seemed to be coming from in towards the inner cv and differential.

Boxtaboy, the noise appeared recently. In the last week or 300 miles or so. I repacked the joints about 26,000 miles ago. I will check the brake rotor shields as I mentioned above to Luccia, I've stuck my head in between the bearing carrier and the transmission and the sound seems to be coming from the trans side (left ear) and not the bearing carrier or brake rotor area (right ear). Granted a lot of noises going on and not totally sure but pretty sure.

thstone, as you've probably guessed by now, it makes the noise on jack stands and the car in Drive.

Thank you for your input/questions. I'm currently in work on this: car's on stands; passenger wheel is off; the 2 side braces are out; the Trans protection plate is removed; the sway bar is out; the passenger exhaust is pulled (or I should say the section with the 2nd cat. convert.); and the passenger transaxle is dropped away from the drive flange. Moving the inner CV joint and it sounds ok to me. Not sure what I'm listening for but it pretty much makes no noises and moves freely.

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