Squuf squuf squuf from the front: Any guesses?
#1
Squuf squuf squuf from the front: Any guesses?
Hey all.
Talkin' about my 2001 i30. 101k miles.
Lately I noticed that while making long left turns (like on a roundabout or ramp, but not slow like pulling into a parking space) I hear a "squuf squuf squuf" noise coming from my right wheel area.
Braking doesn't seem to change it, but shifting weight to the right side does amplify it. I've heard plenty of failing wheel bearings and this doesn't sound like any that I've heard before. The noise doesn't sound metallic or like scraping.. Almost like someone running while wearing corduroy pants.
This weekend I plan to take the wheel off and poke around, but I'm trying to speculate what I might be getting into.
Talkin' about my 2001 i30. 101k miles.
Lately I noticed that while making long left turns (like on a roundabout or ramp, but not slow like pulling into a parking space) I hear a "squuf squuf squuf" noise coming from my right wheel area.
Braking doesn't seem to change it, but shifting weight to the right side does amplify it. I've heard plenty of failing wheel bearings and this doesn't sound like any that I've heard before. The noise doesn't sound metallic or like scraping.. Almost like someone running while wearing corduroy pants.
This weekend I plan to take the wheel off and poke around, but I'm trying to speculate what I might be getting into.
#4
Well.. With some afterthought, these may be valid guesses. At first I said that this didn't sound like any wheel bearing I'd heard, however those were usually owned by friends asking me to diagnose and it had been going bad for a month or more. Maybe this is the first time I've heard the early phase of failure.
So now to do some research... Is it a spindle/knuckle assembly or do I just buy the bearing.... That sort of thing....
So now to do some research... Is it a spindle/knuckle assembly or do I just buy the bearing.... That sort of thing....
#8
Put all four corners on stands today and checked each wheel. Bearings seem good, brakes have plenty of meat on them. Dust shields aren't rubbing....
The driver's side outer CV boot is indeed torn.
Looking at the post date, the noise has been going on for over a month now since I first noticed it. Is it fair to assume that the CV joiint is contaminated and ruined, or should I chance it with a new boot and see how long I get? I'm not getting the "ratcheting" noise I've heard on failing CV's towards the end... yet....
#9
This.
Put all four corners on stands today and checked each wheel. Bearings seem good, brakes have plenty of meat on them. Dust shields aren't rubbing....
The driver's side outer CV boot is indeed torn.
Looking at the post date, the noise has been going on for over a month now since I first noticed it. Is it fair to assume that the CV joiint is contaminated and ruined, or should I chance it with a new boot and see how long I get? I'm not getting the "ratcheting" noise I've heard on failing CV's towards the end... yet....
Put all four corners on stands today and checked each wheel. Bearings seem good, brakes have plenty of meat on them. Dust shields aren't rubbing....
The driver's side outer CV boot is indeed torn.
Looking at the post date, the noise has been going on for over a month now since I first noticed it. Is it fair to assume that the CV joiint is contaminated and ruined, or should I chance it with a new boot and see how long I get? I'm not getting the "ratcheting" noise I've heard on failing CV's towards the end... yet....
#11
Oh no.. it's pretty well gone. I'd say 300 degrees of it is cut, just hanging on by a little bit.
What's the word on the street these days for this, OEM or NAPA replacement? I just looked it up on Gunn Nissan's site and they want $630 for it... that can't be right. In another thread someone else said that $160 for a Raxle was "overspending" under certain circumstances.
What's the word on the street these days for this, OEM or NAPA replacement? I just looked it up on Gunn Nissan's site and they want $630 for it... that can't be right. In another thread someone else said that $160 for a Raxle was "overspending" under certain circumstances.
#13
Do not buy napa reman axles. But the new ones from napa. I've done remans a couple of times trying to be cheap and have had to redo the job and take them back for vibrations.
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