smooth_eddy
Feb 18 2006, 06:36 PM
I have a intermittent howling sound that seems to be getting worse. It happens b/t 25 and 35 MPH. It always goes away as soon as I tap my breaks. But when I let off of the break pedal, it starts howling again. Does not happen all the time, but enough to start gettting annoying. Eddy
ejm
Feb 18 2006, 06:55 PM
Had the same problem last summer...found a brake pad was dragging due to a sticky caliper
Mark Henry
Feb 18 2006, 07:29 PM
Go do the push/pull test on all your wheels. If any have a lot of play you need new bearings.
smooth_eddy
Feb 18 2006, 08:43 PM
| QUOTE |
| Go do the push/pull test on all your wheels. If any have a lot of play you need new bearings |
Is this with the car sitting on the ground or sitting on jackstands? Eddy
lapuwali
Feb 18 2006, 08:54 PM
Jack up each wheel and try to wiggle it by holding the tire at the top and bottom. Even if you don't get any play, you may need them, anyway. I've had wheel bearings fail in such a way that the just got scraped by something hard that got in there, and they made lots of noise but weren't loose.
If the noise also changes when you turn, it's almost certainly wheel bearings.
smooth_eddy
Feb 18 2006, 09:26 PM
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| If the noise also changes when you turn, it's almost certainly wheel bearings. |
Hmmmm.....I think I have noticed the noise happening after taking a corner??? But sometimes it just happens on a straight-away too. Eddy
IronHillRestorations
Feb 19 2006, 08:40 AM
I'm going to guess wheel bearing, but I'd also check your transmission fluid too.
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