A little while back I was getting a sort of grinding noise that sounded like it was coming from the front of the car, passenger side, that was audible sometimes in a straight line but mostly when there was a little side force on the wheel, when cornering (even gently) to the left. So of course I suspected the wheel bearings. The wheel was a tad loose so that seemed to confirm that suspicion. Replaced that side wheel bearings on Saturday - and the noise is still there I'm doing the other side tomorrow just in case, but I doubt that will fix anything.



Any thoughts?



J

 

could it be the rear bearings? how did the ones you changed look?



mike

 

The ones I changed looked actually not too bad at all. But the wheel had about a half inch of play in it when you wiggled it side to side. Sound is quite definitely from the front, unless my ears are fooling me . . .



J

 

hmm, my 83 was making a wierd grinding noise and it was the water pump or all things, noises are wierd they like to transmit



mike

 

After taking my 7 to a friend who is an auto shop teacher at an adult school

(they replaced the struts), I started hearing a grinding noise. it turns out the

kid who worked on it got the placement of the two caliper mounting bolts reversed!

I had to buy a new rotor and caliper to fix the damage that was caused....



Raul

 

ouch!

Sucks that you had to pay for his incompetence.



On my mums car the wheel rubs on the brake and makes a really annoying squeking/grinding noise. Actaully that car is a total POS. (toyota camry)

 

well, i signed a waiver basically saying that "they were not responsible for ....."

And it was The last car that kid got to work on. After his Fuckup (fifth in a row),

The teacher told him not to return in the morning. "Or ever again!"



oh well, the kid was careless and could've killed me.

I learned my lesson too, I stopped going there and just do it myself.



Raul