Strange Noise From Front

[mike40sydney]

Hey guys ive had a wierd noise for a while sorta a grinding but not noise from the front when rolling slow or at speed.I put it down to the new tyres but now im not convinced.It had a flat bat the other day and we had to push her out to jump start it.it felt like it was in gear like the front diff is engaged or something.And yes it was in neutral lol Any help would be apreciated regards mike .

[66yostagea]

Hey guys ive had a wierd noise for a while sorta a grinding but not noise from the front when rolling slow or at speed.I put it down to the new tyres but now im not convinced.It had a flat bat the other day and we had to push her out to jump start it.it felt like it was in gear like the front diff is engaged or something.And yes it was in neutral lol Any help would be apreciated regards mike .

A grind sounds like a bearing. Where it is though is anyones guess. Suggest jacking front and try turning various parts to find the culprit. A stethoscope helps.

[fat-lad]

you need to get underneath it and have a look man, theres too many things it could be,

check your wheel nuts if you just had your tyres replaced!!!!!

[BensDR30]

Hey guys ive had a wierd noise for a while sorta a grinding but not noise from the front when rolling slow or at speed.I put it down to the new tyres but now im not convinced.It had a flat bat the other day and we had to push her out to jump start it.it felt like it was in gear like the front diff is engaged or something.And yes it was in neutral lol Any help would be apreciated regards mike .

+1 on the visual inspection, but they are mighty heavy to push The additional resistance of the transfer case etc. makes a difference!

[mike40sydney]

+1 on the visual inspection, but they are mighty heavy to push The additional resistance of the transfer case etc. makes a difference!

feels like its in gear.i have done all the usual checks wheel nuts etc no loose bearings no play anywhere

[66yostagea]

There was a thread somewhere about a chain in the transfer case. I think Tangles was involved.

[Tangles]

could be worn rotor, bad brake pad, bearings need greasing etc.

the ford escape I got this week from tyabb(vic) for 6k is like that at the front left.

[mike40sydney]

sounds like agressive 4wd tyres if you know what i mean

im running maxis tyres find them great

[pixel8r]

Just came across this one - might be the same issue I've had since I bought my M35 last october.

I did some tyre swapping early this year (well, swapped different wheels with the spare to try to identify the problem) and it seemed to me that it was just purely tyre noise in my case.

However, ~6 months later and the noise has been slowly getting worse. Hard to say if it gets louder with speed, if anything its loudest around 30-40km/h and kind of stays fairly constant after that.

Lately its started doing a really low-pitched grinding noise around 10-20km/h and this noise will continue if i stay under 20km/h. The vibration can be felt through the car, although more through the floor at the front / steering etc.

I was originally suspecting wheel bearings when I bought the car but I'm not so sure. When I put the spare wheel on the front the noise almost disappeared. Its definitely speed related which just points to anything AFTER the gearbox I imagine.

Its booked in for the 100,000km service this week - might get the mechanic to sus it out while its in there.

Other symptoms include when cruising at say 60km/h, sometimes it will all of a sudden feel like the brakes are on and it starts slowing down quicker than normal - feels like the gearbox shifts to a lower gear which is strange, normally at this speed it will be in 4th or 5th when cruising.

And yet another symptom is the sensation that something is "slipping" either when changing from reverse to drive or if just slowly taking off up an incline. This doesn't occur when driving normally though...only when first taking off from standing still.

[mike40sydney]

Just came across this one - might be the same issue I've had since I bought my M35 last october.

I did some tyre swapping early this year (well, swapped different wheels with the spare to try to identify the problem) and it seemed to me that it was just purely tyre noise in my case.

However, ~6 months later and the noise has been slowly getting worse. Hard to say if it gets louder with speed, if anything its loudest around 30-40km/h and kind of stays fairly constant after that.

Lately its started doing a really low-pitched grinding noise around 10-20km/h and this noise will continue if i stay under 20km/h. The vibration can be felt through the car, although more through the floor at the front / steering etc.

I was originally suspecting wheel bearings when I bought the car but I'm not so sure. When I put the spare wheel on the front the noise almost disappeared. Its definitely speed related which just points to anything AFTER the gearbox I imagine.

Its booked in for the 100,000km service this week - might get the mechanic to sus it out while its in there.

Other symptoms include when cruising at say 60km/h, sometimes it will all of a sudden feel like the brakes are on and it starts slowing down quicker than normal - feels like the gearbox shifts to a lower gear which is strange, normally at this speed it will be in 4th or 5th when cruising.

And yet another symptom is the sensation that something is "slipping" either when changing from reverse to drive or if just slowly taking off up an incline. This doesn't occur when driving normally though...only when first taking off from standing still.

let us know how it goes bud

[alu-siv_stagea]

could be bearings mike, i just found out this arvo that my rear bearing is cactus on the pasanager side, my disk has quite a bit of monement and i had some weird krieking noise from the area for past couple of weeks.

[pixel8r]

Well I have the verdict on mine already - the mechanic just rang and confirmed it is just the tyres. He said they had it on the hoist and the wheel bearings seem fine. This is the same as what my dad and I diagnosed on it about 6 months ago so I'm happy now.

The tyres are really ribbed, particularly on the inside. The tread is just getting sharper and sharper edges on it the more its worn. So now its making a shudder at 10-20km/h and also the whining noise as you go faster.

So in some ways its a good result but now I've got the choice of either drive a nice car that handles like crap (and sounds like a council bus) or hand over ~$700 for new tyres.

I really really want new tyres now - this has been driving me up the wall for the past 10 months!!