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DISCUSSION => Suspension => Topic started by: gundy318 on January 25, 2008, 12:08:03 PM

Title: noise when turning left
Post by: gundy318 on January 25, 2008, 12:08:03 PM

My car recently started making a juddering/rattling noise when i make left turns. It seems worse when the car is cold and going at low speeds. It never does it when i turn to the right and it sometimes does it lightly when i'm going straight. It sounds like its coming from the rear end. What's weird is if i'm making a left turn and its making the noise pretty bad and i push the clutch in, the noise fades out. Someone on r3v had a similar problem but he said it just went away on its own. Any ideas?

Title: noise when turning left
Post by: ethirty on January 25, 2008, 01:31:53 PM

i had the same thing going on (minus the clutch), and it was the rear wheel bearings.  PITA to do yourself, so i paid 500 to get both done.  grab your wheels and shake em hard to see if you can feel or hear any play.  just an idea.

Title: noise when turning left
Post by: gundy318 on January 25, 2008, 07:53:56 PM

thanks for the help. i think it might be goin to the shop soon if i can't figure it out.

Title: noise when turning left
Post by: gundy318 on January 28, 2008, 12:56:08 PM

so it turns out that at some point when i took the car apart and put it back together again i didn't tighten one of the exhaust support things enough and it was rattling against the exhaust during left turns. I feel pretty stupid but i guess i'm lucky thats all it was.

Title: noise when turning left
Post by: Spec 2 on January 28, 2008, 06:34:16 PM

Good to hear it was a simple fix.