certain noise i cant figure out
10-29-2009, 10:24 PM
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certain noise i cant figure out
ok, so i am going to try and explain this as best as i can. for the past couple of weeks i have been hearing a strange sound coming from either side or the front or my car(each wheel well interchangeably). the sound is almost like metal on metal but not quite. now the strange, the noise only seems to happen when i either turn the wheel a great degree at low speeds or if i am even driving slow and straight in the rain. the noise goes away after i pass around 10-15mph. any ideas? no codes and no signs of rubbing anywhere in the wheel well and brake pads are fine 
10-30-2009, 07:26 AM
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ok, so i am going to try and explain this as best as i can. for the past couple of weeks i have been hearing a strange sound coming from either side or the front or my car(each wheel well interchangeably). the sound is almost like metal on metal but not quite. now the strange, the noise only seems to happen when i either turn the wheel a great degree at low speeds or if i am even driving slow and straight in the rain. the noise goes away after i pass around 10-15mph. any ideas? no codes and no signs of rubbing anywhere in the wheel well and brake pads are fine
10-30-2009, 09:54 AM
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That's the thing, ball joints recently replaced, car has 73k miles
the noise does not happen all the time either, as sometimes when I try and show knowledgable friends it cannot be replicated, it also switches sides, I think the most detail is that for some reason in cold/rainy weather it makes the sound whether I am going straight or turning but only at low speeds, everything feels fine after 15-20, but on normal days it'll only make the noise when turns are made and even then randomly
the noise does not happen all the time either, as sometimes when I try and show knowledgable friends it cannot be replicated, it also switches sides, I think the most detail is that for some reason in cold/rainy weather it makes the sound whether I am going straight or turning but only at low speeds, everything feels fine after 15-20, but on normal days it'll only make the noise when turns are made and even then randomly
10-30-2009, 05:18 PM
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