Alright. So my girlfreinds car has been crushing me. The noise I'm talking about is coming from the steering column it self while driving. Vehicle needs to be moving to hear the sound. The sound sounds like a thick thick baseball card stuck in a spoke of the cars steering column. (Not that there is spokes in a steering column but you get what I mean?) If the vehicle is stoped you dont hear it. If the vehicle is being accelerated it makes the noise louder and louder. But this only happens when I am pulling left on the steering wheel it self. If I pull it to the right for a long right turn no noise at all perfectly quite. When I go really straight the noise is still there just not as prominent as when I ease the steering wheel left or make a left turn then the noise is loud. I have removed the front right and left hub and bearing assembly and niether have an issue. Bearings are spinning fine and no noise. So thats ruled out. I can't find where the heck this noise is coming from. I even raised the vehicle and put it in drive to see if it would buzz so that my father can check the noise and while in the AIR the vehicle makes no noise what so ever. SO HELP.., well I hope I've put enough info. ANything else let me know?

Mariospr


(This post was edited by Mariospr on Apr 23, 2008, 1:51 PM)

Just a thought here...

Sounds like something may be contacting the tire...I.E. Some plastic splash shield/wheel well area type thing.
Especially since it goes away up in the air...figured you raised it so the suspension is hanging..
Look for any smooth/rubbing areas on the tires inner/outer sidewalls..or in any areas in the wheel well area..

Any recent work on the car ?
Tires replaced at all?

Just a thought l like I said..

I'll keep thinking here

Let us know

Jim

I'm starting to feel like this . You know what? I did check that too.., I totally forgot. Yeah I checked for any type of wear on the inner and outer on all tires. I work on the car myself. Everything is up to par. I completed the front brakes prior to the noise. So as much as I would like to say that " I did it right!" I checked the brakes and all the associated items, Nothing is out of place. Caliper bolts, caliper, brake pads, IE everything else too!lol. All plastics and all trim are intact there isn't anything touching I even checked the air ducts for something, and even tried listening in when raised.., LOL. Still nothing here on my side. I'm going to again check all of these just in case so that I may rule everything out tomorow.., thanks for the help Jim. Let me know if you find anyone else that has had this problem?

?? CV joint ??

T
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