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bob17
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Nov 3, 2005, 1:08 PM

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Hey I've been noticing that my car sounds a lot louder than it should recently. The interesting thing is that the noise disappears completely when I turn the wheel left - when I'm going straight or right it's really loud. I don't really know how to describe the noise - it's not high pitched or anything but I guess it could be something rubbing or vibrating. It seems to be loudest when I'm going around 30mph.

I can't see anything in the wheen arches and there's nothing leaking or hanging off anywhere. It's been doing it for a while with no adverse effects but it's pretty annoying cause it's so loud it drowns out my music sometimes!

Any ideas?

Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 4, 2005, 3:00 AM

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You didn't say what kind of car? Wheel bearings can do this and by the time you get a vibration you are on borrowed time.!! Run - don't walk to take care of that! Just my two cents. -T

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bob17
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Nov 4, 2005, 5:05 AM

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It's a 1997 Renault Clio 1.2. Would noise due to wheel bearings disappear when I turn left? What happens if I don't get it repaired quickly enough? As I said it's been doing it for at least a couple of months now and I do a lot of motorway driving so it's surprising nothing's happened yet if it's that serious. Anything i can test on my own or is it just garage work?

Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 4, 2005, 11:00 AM

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Never heard of that car but no problem - wheels are round and tech is tech. I will quit entirely when someone invents the square wheel the performs!

You asked: "Can anything serious happen" -- If a burned out bearing problably just a wheel that won't turn. It could make wheel fall off!!!!!!!!!!! Your call, but I wouldn't play with this symptom. - T

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