Front End Noise?? Wheel Bearing? Breaks??

[bulkman]

So my 2000 Box just stared this new front end noise that is driving me nuts. Sounds like the front right tire. Almost sounds like a wheel bearing, but stearing or braking doesn't seem to make it go away. Comes and go, but seems to start when holding a staedy rpm....will go away if I give it a shot of gas, but will return when I hold a steady rpm again. Argggg driving me craze.

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help

[thstone]

Maybe someone else can figure this out with the information provided but I need a little more to go on...

First, with the engine off and the car stationary, pull and push on the right front wheel looking for any play or looseness. Push/pull in a top to bottom motion and also try a front to rear motion and push in and pull out. Anything?

Second, put a jack under the right front and lift the wheel up.
1. Repeat #1 push/pulls on the wheel again; any difference or anything not firm and tight?
2. Do you hear anything out of the ordinary when you rotate the wheel by hand? Mild scuffing sound of the brake pads against the rotor is normal. Turn the wheel very slowly and try to feel the vibration of any grinding or binding.
3. Check all of the front right suspension components looking for wear. Push/pull on all of the suspension components to see if any of the bushings are loose and/or worn.

Let us know what you find.

[turbo23dog]

I just had the driver's side front wheel bearing replaced on my 2000S. At first I thought I flat spotted a tire (that's another story...). Had this humming noise that seemed to get better when turning right and worse when turning left. I was due for new tires anyway so I bought and had mounted four new tires. I drove off the lot of the tire place and still has same exact noise so that pretty much told me it was not a tire.

My indy repair shop called it right away and cost of repair was ~$600 parts and labor.

From your description, it sounds like same problem.

[bulkman]

I've done the pushing and pulling of the tire, but not on a jack yet. The car was certified just a month and a half ago with not issues.

Noise don't change when stearing left or right....normally a bearing will stop when stearing one way or another (in my experience anyways)

Guess I'm going to have to make sometime and bring it in

Dre

[97 Boxster]

Originally Posted by bulkman

I've done the pushing and pulling of the tire, but not on a jack yet. The car was certified just a month and a half ago with not issues.

Noise don't change when stearing left or right....normally a bearing will stop when stearing one way or another (in my experience anyways)

Guess I'm going to have to make sometime and bring it in

Dre

Before you take it in lookup "suspension squeak" and you will see how to fix it. I had an issue last week that was similar and I tried this fix and it's all gone now. Quiet as ever.

It was started by newjerseydave

[bulkman]

97 Boxster thanks for the link.....I;m starting to think it's a heat shield or something! But I will try your link and see if it works, as I'm willing to try anything!!

Cheers,

Dre