Bad noise from front end
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Bad noise from front end
I have a 2002 WRX with 41000Km on it.
I bought it used and noticed a slight whirring noise from the front end and thought it was just the cut on the gears or some normal thing. But it is getting louder especially it would seam when turning left even slightly like on a slight curve in a freeway. It is not a clunk like a CV joint but more like the whirring sound I started to get out of the rear end of an old 76 Toyota Corolla I once had after having the differential spinning for some time (it was a first car and this is a long story). It is the exact noise I was getting out of an 84 Olds Omega front wheel drive. It had a bad bearing on the front right drive shaft where the drive shat meets the main gearbox/engine etc area (sorry don't know what to call it. So the noise is not out of the gear box or engine as far as I can tell as I hear it at about 70Kmh and 90Kmh and when turning left slightly. I can push the clutch in disengage the gear box (put it in neutral) and the noise continues at the same rate and speeds up and slows down according to the car speed not engine speed or gear it is in. I thought it could be a warped rotor but the sound doesn’t change while applying the breaks and doesn't sound like any rotor noise I have ever heard. I also don't know if I am getting paranoid but I think I can feel vibrations in the floor of the driver side as well as a little in the stick shift (very little).
Subaru says it is just road noise. Well I assure you it is not just road noise I assume it is the differential or some sort of problem with a bearing on the front left CV joint or drive shaft. Please excuse my crude technical ability but it is all I got for now! : )
It is a Wu wu wu wu wu wu sound not a hummmmmm.
Thanks if any body can help! ; )
I bought it used and noticed a slight whirring noise from the front end and thought it was just the cut on the gears or some normal thing. But it is getting louder especially it would seam when turning left even slightly like on a slight curve in a freeway. It is not a clunk like a CV joint but more like the whirring sound I started to get out of the rear end of an old 76 Toyota Corolla I once had after having the differential spinning for some time (it was a first car and this is a long story). It is the exact noise I was getting out of an 84 Olds Omega front wheel drive. It had a bad bearing on the front right drive shaft where the drive shat meets the main gearbox/engine etc area (sorry don't know what to call it. So the noise is not out of the gear box or engine as far as I can tell as I hear it at about 70Kmh and 90Kmh and when turning left slightly. I can push the clutch in disengage the gear box (put it in neutral) and the noise continues at the same rate and speeds up and slows down according to the car speed not engine speed or gear it is in. I thought it could be a warped rotor but the sound doesn’t change while applying the breaks and doesn't sound like any rotor noise I have ever heard. I also don't know if I am getting paranoid but I think I can feel vibrations in the floor of the driver side as well as a little in the stick shift (very little).
Subaru says it is just road noise. Well I assure you it is not just road noise I assume it is the differential or some sort of problem with a bearing on the front left CV joint or drive shaft. Please excuse my crude technical ability but it is all I got for now! : )
It is a Wu wu wu wu wu wu sound not a hummmmmm.
Thanks if any body can help! ; )
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Car Info: 02 silver impreza wrx
sounds to me like u have a bad wheel bearing, and it sounds like you determined which side too. if you hear it get louder when turning left, this would mean your right wheel bearing is bad, this is because, as you turn left, all the weight is transfered to the right side of your car, onto the bad wheel bearing, making it louder.
dont worry this is not unheard of in subaru's. we get a lot of them at the shop i work at. it may be a little expensive to replace though. its not really something you can do yourself w/o special tools, like a press, wheel bearing adapters, and of course tools to split the ball joints, tie rods, and strut.
if you decide to do it yourself, you could remove the spindle from the car,w/ bearing and hub atached and take it to a nearby garage where they can press the old bearing out, and press the new one in. that would save you some money too.
good luck
andy.
dont worry this is not unheard of in subaru's. we get a lot of them at the shop i work at. it may be a little expensive to replace though. its not really something you can do yourself w/o special tools, like a press, wheel bearing adapters, and of course tools to split the ball joints, tie rods, and strut.
if you decide to do it yourself, you could remove the spindle from the car,w/ bearing and hub atached and take it to a nearby garage where they can press the old bearing out, and press the new one in. that would save you some money too.
good luck
andy.
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Thanks Andy!
I am going to take it to the only other Subaru shop in town today and see what they say. My car should still be under warranty so I want them to do it! ; )
This is a good idea I will get them to check it out!
Has there been any problem with the CV joints? I am just curious as we get a bit of snow and I notice when turning around to park in front of my house the car feels as if the left front tier stops turning and the car pivots around it. Could I have damaged any thing in doing this? It is consistent so I assumed it was just a handling characteristic of the front differential on slippery surfaces. But now think it might have been binding up?
I am going to take it to the only other Subaru shop in town today and see what they say. My car should still be under warranty so I want them to do it! ; )
This is a good idea I will get them to check it out!
Has there been any problem with the CV joints? I am just curious as we get a bit of snow and I notice when turning around to park in front of my house the car feels as if the left front tier stops turning and the car pivots around it. Could I have damaged any thing in doing this? It is consistent so I assumed it was just a handling characteristic of the front differential on slippery surfaces. But now think it might have been binding up?
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From: new milford, ct
Car Info: 02 silver impreza wrx
subaru's seem to do that also (the binding thing), i have had many friends w/ subaru's complaining of this. it is probably b/c of the cone style differential they use in the tranny.
most of my friends just live w/ it but if you like you can ask your dealer, their might be a recall, or a fix for this problem.
happy huntin..
andy..
most of my friends just live w/ it but if you like you can ask your dealer, their might be a recall, or a fix for this problem.
happy huntin..
andy..
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Well, the dealer said sounds like you need new tiers. It isn't constant like a wheel bearing. Try rotating the tiers and see if the sound moves. If it doesn't than wait for it to get worse! No joke!!!!!
I am sorry but a $50K CAD car I should not have to wait for the sound to get worse!
So I will get the tiers rotated next Monday but I am also going to be getting a winter set or a new summer set soon so we will know for sure then.
I will keep this up to date so if any body else has this problem there will be some info. : )
I am sorry but a $50K CAD car I should not have to wait for the sound to get worse!
So I will get the tiers rotated next Monday but I am also going to be getting a winter set or a new summer set soon so we will know for sure then.
I will keep this up to date so if any body else has this problem there will be some info. : )
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